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Public school, Clermont, Iowa
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Description
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The Clermont School was a three-story brick building constructed in circa 1867, and it occupied the site until the Clermont Junior High School was built in 1924. A new public school was built in 1912-1913. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14036
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Raccoon River, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at the Raccoon River which was first documented on the 1814 map by Lewis and Clark. It is a 30.8 mile long tributary of the Des Moines River. It flows generally eastward into Polk County, and joins the Des Moines River just south of downtown Des Moines and is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16858
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Title
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Sixth Avenue Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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The closed-spandrel arch bridge on Sixth Avenue was designed by Edwin Thatcher from New York and built in 1907. In 1965 it collapsed due to bad infrastructure and was replaced in 1966. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14598
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Title
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South side Main Street, Dows, Iowa, Fillmore Block Building, Ole Houg's, Dr. George, William Meister, Boots and Shoes
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Description
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Looking southwest on Main Street with the Fillmore Block Building in the left foreground. Some signs shown include Ole Houg's, Dr. George, William Meister Boots and Shoes, Chuck's Cafe, and C.W. Schmitt Meat Market. Dows, Iowa (originally named Otisville) was established in 1880 and named for a railroad contractor. Number 12.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:15990
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Title
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St. Patrick's Academy, Danbury, Iowa
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Description
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This St. Patrick's Academy building, built in 1908 by C.F. Mayer, a contractor from Humboldt, Iowa, replaced the white wooden academy built in 1887 due to lack of space. The new academy had a full basement and four floors. It was heated with steam heat and electricity. The first floor held high school classroom and an auditorium; the third floor held rooms for the nuns, the fourth floor or attic had several rooms for roomers who stayed at the convent. The building was destroyed by fire in 1910. 1908 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16962