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Title: Cong'l Church, 1860-1879, Grinnell, Iowa, Congregational Church, 1860-1879, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the First Congregational Church building in Grinnell, Iowa which served the congregation from 1860-1879. The building to the right is Center School. Front of postcard is inscribed, "From Harry, Dec. 27th '06." A clipping giving the last date of worship in the church is pasted to the verso of the postcard. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:6237

Title: Congregational Church and Public Library, Grinnell, Ia.
Description: Color postcard view of Stewart Library and the Congregational Church in Grinnell, Iowa, around 1907. Card produced by C.E. Wheelock & Co., Peoria, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:6443

Title: Congregational Church, 1860
Description: The original Grinnell, Iowa, Congregational Church built around 1860. It stood where the Stewart Library building now stands. To the right is Grinnell's first high school. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
PID: grinnell:6151

Title: Construction Begins on the Post Office
Description: Construction begins on the United States Post Office, on the corner of 5th Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, 1917. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:6180

Title: Cooper Family Portrait
Description: Cooper family portrait. On the back of the photo is written, "My mother, father, sisters, and brother," as well as, "Lila, June 19, 1904." The following names, birthdays, and ages are also written on the back: 1st row [right to left] - Claire (Oct. 1, [age] 26), Mother (Dec. 2, [age] 52, Nell (Sept. 28, [age] 7, Dad (Sep. 14, [age] 56, Ina (May 19, [age] 31; 2nd row [right to left] - Ethel (Dec. 31, [age] 20, Lila (April 16, [age] 19, Bernice (June 15, [age] 17, Viola (April 21, [age] 15). Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1904
PID: grinnell:6076

Title: Corner view of Grinnell Junior High School
Description: View of the southeast corner of the Grinnell Junior High School building. Originally built to serve as the community high school, the building later became the junior high school and in 1980 was converted into the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1980
PID: grinnell:6223

Title: Davis School Teachers, 1916-1917
Description: Photograph of Davis Elementary School teachers in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1916 or 1917. Left to right: Nellie Shrope?, Miss Sprague, Bertha Smith, Vesta Atkinson, K. De Lahery, unidentified, Lizzie Davis. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:6359

Title: Debris after the Grinnell Cyclone
Description: Photograph of the debris after the cyclone of June 17, 1882, in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1882
PID: grinnell:6419

Title: Dorothy Dunham at Stewart Library
Description: Dorothy Dunham examining a doll house at Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, circa January 1958. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1958
PID: grinnell:6454

Title: Duck Hunting is Good on Main Street
Description: Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa, 1898. Dawson Brande is aiming his gun at a duck decoy in a water-filled pothole on Main street. A sign says, "No swimming here." Other men are standing on the street observing. A horse watering trough is visible. Also pictured is a horse drawn vehicle, perhaps a food truck? Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1898
PID: grinnell:6156