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Title: Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
Description: View of walking trail, flowers and tennis court in Greenwood Park. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 6419.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16936

Title: Greetings from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Administration Building, Old Main, Harvey Ingham Hall of Science, Cowles Library
Description: Verso says: Left - Administration Building, Upper right - Harvey Ingham Hall of Science, Lower right - Cowles Library. Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, is Iowa's largest independent, non-tax-supported college or university. In April, thousands throng to the Drake Campus for the world-famous Drake Relays. Number P19283.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16932

Title: Greetings from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The Weidenmann Project's Centennial Fountain in the foreground was designed by architect John Weidenmann of New York City and completed in 1892. The capitol building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1905 postmark. Number 5.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:16093

Title: Hazy view of Camp Dodge, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the long row of barracks. Original construction of Camp Dodge began in 1907, to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, the installation was handed over to national authorities and greatly expanded to become a regional training center for forces to participate in the First World War. The name Camp Dodge comes from Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit in 1856.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:16879

Title: Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines University, Des Moines University of Lawsonomy
Description: Looking at street trolley #197 arriving at the Highland Park College campus which was established in 1889 and operated under that name until 1918, when the Baptist church bought it and renamed it Des Moines University. The school had some 40,000 students and 1,000 pharmacy graduates in its first twenty-five years. After some unrest, the school closed in September 1929, and the buildings remained empty until 1943, when Alfred W. Lawson of Detroit bought the property and founded the Des Moines University of Lawsonomy ("the study of everything"). The university closed in 1954 and the Park Fair Shopping Mall is on the site today at Second Avenue and Euclid Avenue. 1906 postmark. Number 1761.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16149

Title: Home for the Aged, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking south from University Avenue at the Des Moines Home for the Aged founded in 1896 which housed aged men and women. The building was located on the corner of 28th Street and University Avenue. Number P-25509.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:16853

Title: Hotel Elliott, Lobby, Des Moines, Iowa, Elliott Apartments
Description: An interior view of the elegant Hotel Elliott deemed "the most European Hotel in Iowa", built circa 1900. Verso says: Hotel Elliott, Willis Newsom, Manager, Des Moines, Iowa. Located at 219 Fourth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 7A-H2363.
Date Created: 1937
PID: grinnell:16867

Title: Hotel Fort Des Moines, 10th and Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the Hotel Fort Des Moines building made of granite, limestone and brick, built in 1919. Verso says: "Where excitement begins. Another friendly boss hotel. Iowa's largest and friendliest." It is located at 1000 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:18752

Title: Hotel Franklin, Fifth and Locust, Des Moines, Iowa, Franklin Hotel
Description: Looking southeast from 6th Avenue at the Hotel Franklin. Condemned and torn down in late 70's, early 80's. Title says: "130 rooms, 130 baths. Rates are $1.50 and $2.00. No higher." Number 47200.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16875

Title: Hotel Savery Rocket Room, Des Moines, Iowa, Savery Hotel, Savery III, Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel
Description: The Rocket Room was originally a coffee room remodeled into a restaurant. Looking northwest at an eleven-story limestone and brick building that rises 140 feet (43 m) above the ground. H.L. Stevens & Co. designed the current 233-room hotel in the Colonial Revival style and it was the third Savery Hotel to be built in Des Moines, opening in 1919. It was later rebuilt in 1930 and renovated extensively in 1999 and in 2016-2017. Verso says: "A Tangney-McGinn Hotel, Home of Famous Food, 'Rocket Room', Bring Your Convention to Des Moines". Located at 400 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 32484N.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16938