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Title: Julia Annah Pierce Breniman
Description: Julia Annah Pierce Breniman sitting in her wheelchair and holding a bouquet of flowers. She was married to Christian D. Breniman on November 17, 1867. They lived in Brooklyn, Iowa, and had 7 children. Mrs. Breniman was confined to a wheelchair due to varicose veins.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:27268

Title: Kitchen at the Monroe Hotel
Description: A view of the kitchen at the Monroe Hotel in Grinnell, Iowa. Lee Augustus Renfrow, a cook at the hotel, is at the right behind the shelves. Lee was Edith Renfrow Smith's father.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12139

Title: Letter from Charles Noble to Frank Burns
Description: Letter from Charles Noble, professor of English at Grinnell College and a minister, to Frank R. Burns, confirming that Professor Noble will perform a marriage ceremony for Frank and Mae Hammond on June 1, 1918, at the Hammond home in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:20661

Title: Lidtka Farm House with Ed Lidtka Holding a Baby
Description: Photograph of Ed Lidtka holding a baby and standing in front of the Lidtka farm house, south of Grinnell, Iowa. The house was built by Ed Lidtka in 1913. The baby is probably Aline Lidtka, born in December of 1916. Photograph was probably taken in 1917.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:3367

Title: Lidtka Farm View with Barnyard
Description: Photograph of the Lidtka barn, barnyard, pump, and chickens on the Lidtka farm south of Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:3368

Title: Lidtka Farm View with Horses
Description: Photograph of Ed Lidtka posing with two horses in front of the barn on the Lidtka farm. Photograph was taken in the late 1910s. Written on the back of the photograph is "Dad and the horses. South of Grinnell".
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:3366

Title: Lidtka Farm View with House and Barn
Description: The Lidtka farm, owned by Mary and Ed Lidtka, was located on the west side of Highway 146, south of Grinnell, Iowa, just north of the current site of Walmart. The house was built in 1913 by Ed Lidtka who was a carpenter. The property is currently (2013) owned by Brent Renaud. This photograph shows the house on the left, the shed in the middle, and the barn on the right
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:3365

Title: Madison Township School Board Meeting Minutes, 1916-1952
Description: Minutes of the Madison Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, school board from July 1, 1916, through March 17, 1952. Meetings were held at the White Cloud School. The board paid bills, issued bonds, set salaries, contracted for construction and maintenance of school buildings. Names of school board members present at each meeting are listed.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:18024

Title: Mae Hammond Burns
Description: Mae Hammond Burns, approximately age 15. Photo by Child Studios in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:20605

Title: Mae Hammond Burns
Description: Mae Hammond Burns, of Grinnell, Iowa, at approximately age 23. Photo by Child Studios.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:20606