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Richardson Phelps Lumber Company, Grinnell Centennial Parade
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Description
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The Richardson-Phelps Lumber Company float in the Grinnell Centennial parade was a log cabin on the back of a truck. Additional features included a hand pump with a bucket next to it and a privy. A sign on the side of float reads, "Richardson-Phelps Lumber Co. Since 1914." Richardson-Phelps Lumber Company was located at 714 Park Street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
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Date Created
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1954
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PID
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grinnell:28736
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Ritter Maytag & Appliance Co. Car in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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A young boy drives a small race car in red and white with blue pompoms and the Ritter Maytag & Appliance Co. sign overhead in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The Congregational Church, also known as the Old Stone Church, is visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.3, slide 3.
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Date Created
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1949
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PID
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grinnell:19262
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Rock Creek Township, Grinnell Centennial Parade
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Description
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The Rock Creek Township float in the Grinnell Centennial parade featured people wearing dress from 100 years ago and people in modern dress. A sign reads, "A century of progress, Rock Creek Township." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
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Date Created
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1954
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PID
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grinnell:28737
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Ruins after the Great Grinnell Fire
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Description
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View of the Congregational church with rubble in the foreground after the Great Grinnell Fire in 1889. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:6410
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S. W. Belden Clothing
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Description
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View looking northeast at the corner of 4th Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. There is a parade of soldiers carrying flags and others. Horses and carriages as well as electrical lines are visible. A large clock labeled "H.P. Proctor" is in the foreground as is a sign for "S.W. Belden Clothing." The Old Stone Church is visible in the background as are Stewart Library and the high school (both partially obscured). Central Park is to the right. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:6211
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Semi-Centennial Luncheon Ticket
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Description
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Luncheon ticket for the Semi-Centennial of Grinnell celebration held at 1:00 p.m. on June 10 1904 at the Congregational Church. Ticket has a sketch of Grinnell in 1854. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:6365
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Service-Center Float in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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The Service-Center float in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The float is green with red, white, and green streamers and has an advertisement for motor oil on the back. In the middle of the float there is a woman wearing a green and white top and a gold crown. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.5, slide 1.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19276
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Shoe Float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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A float with a giant white and black shoe on it being pulled by a blue car in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.5, slide 14.
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Date Created
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1949
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PID
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grinnell:19277