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Title
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Grinnell Savings Bank
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:6295
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Title
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Mayflower Home, Buckley Hall, Buckley Hall
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1990
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PID
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grinnell:11644
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Title
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New Gas Plant, Grinnell, IA
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:6272
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Title
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Story of an Old Settler
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:5828
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Title
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Three Men Against a Wall
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:6355
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Title
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Tile Factory South of Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:6270
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Title
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Tom and Mary Parmley at the Longhorn
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Description
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Mary and Tom Parmley (on the far left) visit with customers at their restaurant, the Longhorn in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1970
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PID
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grinnell:27207
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Title
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Top of Pilaster on Masonic Lodge
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1991
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PID
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grinnell:21321