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Title: Main Street, Ashton, Iowa, Third Street Bridge
Description: Looking east at the business district in Ashton, Iowa. The third street truss bridge, built in 1907 by the Canton Bridge Co., of Canton, Ohio, is shown in the background which spans Otter Creek. Originally named St. Gilman, Iowa, in 1872 and renamed Ashton, Iowa, in 1882 after May Ashton, the daughter of a railroad man who traveled in the area. The town was incorporated in 1885.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14580

Title: Main Street, Athelstan, Iowa
Description: Looking south on Main Street with a telephone office on the left and a restaurant/hotel and post office on the right. Back of card says "man here is Fred Osmond".
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:14237

Title: Main Street, Avoca, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the Opera House Block with the bank building on the right and the opera house on the left with the cupola on top. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14224

Title: Main Street, Badger, Iowa, P.A. Houge & Son Hardware Store
Description: Looking northeast at the P.A. Houge Hardware Store, second building from the left, and a water pump in the foreground. Badger was recognized as a town since 1882, but it was not until February 8, 1900, that the town was incorporated. 1910 postmark. Date handwritten on front of card is 4/2/10.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14470

Title: Main Street, Badger, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. Badger was recognized as a town since 1882, but it was not until February 8, 1900, that the town was incorporated. 1910 postmark. Date on front: 4/2/10.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14469

Title: Main Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at Main Street. There is a horse trough in the foreground, two dentist office signs and a lawyers office sign in the middle of the block and the grain elevator located in the background.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14199

Title: Main Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at Main Street. There is a horse and buggy with 3 women stopped in front of the horse trough and a woman coming down the stairs from the side of the building on the right. Further down the street you can see two dentist office signs and a lawyers office sign in the middle of the block and the grain elevator located in the background. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14187

Title: Main Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Butzloff Hardware Store, S.L. Van Scoy Dry Goods, Dr. Collins, Dentist
Description: Looking northwest at Main Street in Belle Plaine, Iowa with a horse trough in the foreground. The Butzloff Hardware Store is the first store and S.L. Van Scoy Dry Goods is the fourth store from the left. There is a dentist sign further down. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14193

Title: Main Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Butzloff Hardware Store
Description: Looking northeast on Main Street in Belle Plaine, Iowa with the Butzloff Hardware Store on the left and a horse trough in the right foreground.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:14200

Title: Main Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Butzloff Hardware Store, Boyson Café
Description: Looking east on Main Street in Belle Plaine, Iowa with the Butzloff Hardware Store and Boyson Café on the left as well as a drug store and dentist office. The left side of the street shows another drug store and another dentist. 1914 postmark. Number 52.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:14185