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Title: Public library, Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Public Library, Carnegie Library
Description: This 1904 Carnegie Library, the largest west of the Mississippi River, was built at the cost of $75,000 and donated by Andrew Carnegie. The building was designed by Boston architect Calvin Kiessling. It was located at 399 North Main Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and due to structural damage, the Carnegie building was demolished in 1968. Number 6693.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18458

Title: Public library, Grinnell, Iowa, Stewart Library
Description: Looking east from Broad Street. In 1901 Joel Stewart, a farmer, banker, and state legislator, offered to build the public library on land donated by the Congregational Church Society. The cornerstone was laid on May 7, 1901. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 994.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13630

Title: Public school, Alvord, Iowa
Description: School children, teachers and school administrators are posing in front of their two-story wooden school building with bell tower.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14263

Title: South side before fire on March 8, 1923, Derby, Iowa, City Meat Market, Grimes and Winslow
Description: Looking south from the railroad tracks at the City Meat Market and the Grimes and Winslow building. 1920 postmark.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:15742

Title: Street scene in winter, Ames, Iowa
Description: Looking west on Main Street at a horse-drawn sleigh and street trolley in winter. Cooley & Jones Harness shop is on the left. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14251

Title: Union Church, Davis City, Iowa, Brick Church
Description: For the first 20 years of its existence Davis City did not have a church. This church was built at the instigation of John Clark in 1878. Clark was a native of Scotland who was of no particular religious affiliation, but thought "the moral and religious training of the Christian faith of fundamental importance." The church building was accessible to all denominations, and is now owned jointly by Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian congregations. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 2.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:16951

Title: H. Orcutt Hardware, West side Main Street, Searsboro, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the hardware, furniture, implement store, undertaking shop and meat market
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13798