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Title: Grinnell Savings Bank
Description: Postcard view of the interior of the Grinnell Savings Bank, Grinnell, Iowa, established 1877. Postcard published by Fergason Post Card Co., Waterloo, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:6295

Title: Mayflower Home, Buckley Hall, Buckley Hall
Description: Color postcard view of Buckley Hall residence at the Mayflower Home, 619 Park Street, in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard produced by Hanssen Studio, Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1990
PID: grinnell:11644

Title: New Gas Plant, Grinnell, IA
Description: Postcard view of Peoples Light and Fuel Co., Grinnell, Iowa. Slogans on the card read: "Use the light that lights," and "Use the fuel that makes cooking fun." Verso of postcard is addressed to "J.J. Mincer, 922 Main St., City" and is postmarked September 7, 1909. The message reads, "Gas will be turned on about Sept. 15 or 20," and is signed with a stamped "Peoples Light and Fuel Co." Photograph by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:6272

Title: Story of an Old Settler
Description: Newspaper clipping of article written by Jennie Bailey (1858-1937) about her father, James Bailey (1815-1888), and mother, Cornelia Doolittle Bailey (1824-1893) and their life in early Grinnell. James Bailey was an Abolitionist and his home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Other people mentioned include Alfred Bailey, Lorenzo Bailey, Joanna Bailey Baggs, and Dennis and Clark Thompson. Topics discussed include the first saw mill in Grinnell, the Bailey House hotel, the Sugar Creek war, and prairie flora.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:5828

Title: Three Men Against a Wall
Description: Postcard view of three men dressed in suits and hats against a wall in Grinnell, Iowa (?). Poster for the 1914 film September Morn in shop window at left. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:6355

Title: Three Men Working on the Roof, 3 Men Working on the Roof
Description: Three men working on the roof at 813 Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.24, slide 16.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21511

Title: Three People Outside Grinnell Medical Associates Building, 3 People Outside Grinnell Medical Associates Building
Description: Three people standing outside the Grinnell Medical Associates building in Grinnell, Iowa. One of the men is Dr. Doorenbos. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.17, slide 9.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21429

Title: Tile Factory South of Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Tile factory south of Grinnell, Iowa on the Missouri and St. Louis Railroad line. Stacks of tile are visible in the foreground. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6270

Title: Tom and Mary Parmley at the Longhorn
Description: Mary and Tom Parmley (on the far left) visit with customers at their restaurant, the Longhorn in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:27207

Title: Top of Pilaster on Masonic Lodge
Description: A close-up view of the detailing on the top of the pilasters on the Masonic Temple in Grinnell, Iowa. Original image is blurred. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.7, slide 13.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21321