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Title: Oak Lodge, Bellevue State Park, Bellevue, Iowa
Description: The Oak Lodge was constructed in the late 1920’s by the Bellevue Country Club which oversaw a nine hole golf course adjacent to the park. In 1929, the Board of Conservation took over the Oak Lodge which was available to the public by reservation. In 1972, a new lodge was constructed on the Nelson Unit to replace the old Oak Lodge which, because of its age and deterioration, was not feasible for renovation (it was destroyed by fire in 1973). Number 9105.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14181

Title: Office of Herring Cottage, "The Swellest Little Hotel in Iowa", Belle Plaine, Iowa, Herring Hotel, The Herring, Hotel Herring, The Graham House Hotel
Description: Looking inside at the front office to Herring Cottage showing a table with a fan plugged into the ceiling light, front desk, and a piano in the parlor. The Herring Cottage, owned and operated by William P. Herring, ran a small auto bus from the hotel to the railroad depot to pick up guests and deliver them back to the train. The hotel was originally built in Colonial Revival style in 1900, designed by Cedar Rapids architect, Charles A. Dieman, and contracted by James Park of Belle Plaine. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:13789

Title: Olerich Implement building, Breda, Iowa, John Deere
Description: Looking northwest at the two-story Olerich implement building constructed in 1912 by Joseph Olerich which sold John Deere implements. Number 12.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:13754

Title: Order for John Deere Tractors and Implements
Description: Order form from Farmers Implement Store, Grinnell, Iowa, for a John Deere #5 seven foot sickle mower ordered by Raymond S. Pilgrim on September 10, 1940.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:30053

Title: Orphans home, Beloit, Iowa, Lutheran Children's Home
Description: The Lutheran Children's Home was established by Norwegian Lutherans in 1890. The farm consisted of 617 acres of land. The home was closed in 1945 and the children's home was moved to Ames, Iowa.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:13735

Title: Out of the Woods Cast Photo
Description: Grinnell Community Theatre cast photo of Out of the Woods produced in October 1990. Front row: Pam Stewart (in white princess costume), Robyn Wingerter, unidentified, Sarah Hamilton, unidentified, Babe Voertman, Sue Graham. Back row: Ken Christiansen, unidentified, Barb Lien, Ann Orton, Dennis Haas, unidentified, unidentified, Royce Wolf, unidentified, Ed Phillips, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified. Drake Community Library Archives. Grinnell Community Theatre. Collection #82, Box #6.
Date Created: 1990
PID: grinnell:6147

Title: Overland Cafe, Ames, Iowa
Description: An interior shot of the Overland Cafe which opened on Main Street in 1949. "The Overland Cafe of Ames, Iowa is one of several distinctive cafes operated by Barkalow Bros. Co., Omaha, Nebraska."--t.p. verso. 1954 postmark. Number 51988. Located at 424 Main Street, Ames, Story County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:14252

Title: Overlooking the Mississippi River, Bellevue State Park, Bellevue, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Mississippi River and Bellevue, Iowa, from a hand-constructed stone wall located in Bellevue State Park. Number 9523.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14182

Title: P.A.L.S. Volunteer Retention Project, Final Report, PALS Volunteer Retention Project, Final Report
Description: Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (P.A.L.S.) started in 2004 with a group of volunteers and has continued to depend on volunteers through its development.
Date Created: 2012
PID: grinnell:3190