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Title: Catholic Church, Creston, Iowa, St. Malachy's Church, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Holy Spirit Church
Description: The St. Malachy's Church was built in 1885. In 1905 the Church of the Immaculate Conception was cut out of St. Malachy's and relocated on Howard Street. St. Malachy's Church was located on West Union Street where the St. Malachy Catholic School resides currently. 1905 postmark.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:18449

Title: Cedar River, Charles City, Iowa
Description: View of Cedar River with canoe and paddles in the foreground. 1911 postmark. Number 1105/1.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14103

Title: Centerville Fire Department, Centerville, Iowa
Description: Fifteen firemen and one Dalmatian in front of and on the fire equipment, pulled by two horses with the Appanoose County Court House in the background.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:14109

Title: Central Avenue, Correctionville, Iowa, Anderson Garage, Manhattan Café, Driftwood Street
Description: Looking north on Central Avenue, now called Driftwood Street, at the Anderson Garage to the left and Manhattan Café on the right. Correctionville was platted in 1855, and it was so named from its location on a surveyors' correction line. Number 17106.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18329

Title: Centropolis Hotel, Colfax, Iowa, Citizens State Bank, Hotel Centropolis
Description: Looking at the front entrance of Hotel Centropolis which was a sanitarium and hotel in one. Citizens State Bank was located on the main floor. 1910 postmark. Number 165570.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13782

Title: Charles City Western Railway, Charles City, Iowa, Charles City & Western Railway, Charley Western Railway
Description: The rail line provided passenger service. By 1910, the Charles City Western Railway's interurban gasoline-powered streetcar was providing transportation down Main Street and eventually to Marble Rock. Local service ended in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number A-16351.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13443

Title: Charles Theater, Charles City, Iowa, Charles Theatre
Description: Constructed in 1935, the ART DECO design included real gold leaf and is considered to be the best example of the few remaining ART DECO theaters in the United States.--t.p. verso. Located at 409 N. Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number 39130885.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14097

Title: Chautauqua grounds, Creston, Iowa
Description: Circuit Chautauquas were part of a travelling adult education movement started at the turn of the century reaching Iowa in 1904. Special reports, pronunciation tests, and a variety of other exercises are introduced at the meetings. 1908 postmark. Number B1165A6.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:18448

Title: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Depot, Creston, Iowa, Creston Railroad Depot
Description: Looking northeast at a three-story building which opened in 1899 at a cost of $75,000. Since Creston was a division point, the depot also contained numerous railroad offices on the upper levels for the division superintendent, dispatcher, roadmaster, physician and other officials. The depot abutted the busy Creston yards, which had one of the largest roundhouses in the CB&Q system. Today, the first floor houses an art gallery, senior center, and exhibits, while the second floor is reserved for municipal use. It is located at 200 West Adams Street, Creston, Union County, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 13636.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:16223