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Title: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa, St. John's Lutheran Church, Saint John's Lutheran Church
Description: Looking southwest at the third St. Lutheran church building built in Des Moines in 1936 and was added to twice, in 1951 and again in 1965, to accommodate the increase in membership. On verso: "With more than 3,000 members, St. John's is one of the outstanding Lutheran Churches of the West. Plans for a $250,000 expansion program have recently been completed." The building is located at 600 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16130

Title: State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16129

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 515.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16081

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1988. Series 252.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16083

Title: Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines River
Description: Looking northwest across the Des Moines River from Thompson's Bend. It was named for Andrew McFarland Thompson, a pioneer settler who staked claim to 1400 acres in 1848 along the east side of the Des Moines River between Center Street Dam and Sixth Avenue. 1910 postmark. Number 6445.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18887

Title: Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of dirt road in Union Park, located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1910 postmark. Number 1994. Series 252.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18885

Title: Unloading Chicago and Northwestern Railroad cars, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of men unloading supplies from the railroad cars into the horsedrawn wagons. 1910 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16069

Title: View along Main Street, Camp Dodge, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the long row of barracks. Original construction of Camp Dodge began in 1907, to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, the installation was handed over to national authorities and greatly expanded to become a regional training center for forces to participate in the First World War. The name Camp Dodge comes from Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit in 1856. Number 52965.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16878

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Davidsons, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at Davidsons on the left and the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18902

Title: Walnut Street, looking west from Fourth Street, by Night, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Kirkwood Hotel and Davidsons on the left and Willmers, the Lyric Theater, Johnsons, and Mandelbaum's on the right. Number R-21031.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16874