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Title: Views of Iowa State Fair and Davidson's Store, Des Moines, Iowa, S. Davidson & Bros., Exposition Building, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Iowa's Largest Furniture Store, S. Davidson & Bros., People's Furniture Store. Photos include: Corner of Main Floor, Furniture Display, Walnut Street Building; Main Exposition Building of Iowa State Fair containing Davidson's Special House Furnishing Exhibit; Corner of Carpet Room in Walnut Street Building; Stock Pavilion, Iowa State Fair. The D. Davidsons & Bros. was founded by patriarch Saul Davidson which expanded throughout Iowa and was purchased by Younkers in 1948 who ran the furniture business as a separate entity until the 1970s. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The S. Davidsons & Bros. store was located at 412 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1906 postmark.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16087

Title: Violence Causes Hunger in Guatemala: From Coups to CAFTA, From Coups to CAFTA
Description: Leah Lucas' submission to the 2012 Peace Studies Student Conference
Date Created: 2012
PID: grinnell:99

Title: Wade Building, State Hospital, Cherokee, Iowa, Cherokee State Hospital, Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Description: Looking northeast at the Wade Building constructed in 1929 as an example of Neo-Classical institutional design. The Cherokee Mental Health Institute is a state-run psychiatric facility in Cherokee, Iowa. The hospital was opened for patients on August 15, 1902. The Wade Building is listed on Preservation Iowa's Most Endangered Properties and is located at 1251 W. Cedar Loop, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. Number C541. Series 40.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13446

Title: Wagon bridge crossing Nodaway River, Clarinda, Iowa
Description: Scenic view of the old wooden wagon bridge connected to the newer truss bridge. The river's name (as "Nodawa") first appears in the journal of Lewis and Clark, who camped at the mouth of the river on July 8, 1804. The name is an Otoe-Missouria term meaning "jump over water". 1909 postmark. Number D2206.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14076

Title: Wallace & Wilson Residence Halls & the Wallace-Wilson Commons, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the Towers Residence Association. The Wallace Residence Hall was completed in 1967 & was named in honor of Henry A. Wallace, a 1910 graduate of Iowa State. The Wilson Residence Hall was completed in 1969 & was named in honor of James "Tama Jim" Wilson, dean of agriculture, 1890 to 1897. The Wallace-Wilson Commons was completed in 1969. Number 71922.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:14449

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Davidsons, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at Davidsons on the left and the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18902

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18901

Title: Walnut Street looking north, Colfax, Iowa, The Boss Meat Market
Description: Looking north on Walnut Street with The Boss Meat Market and dentist office on the left and a sanitarium down the street on the right. At its peak, Colfax had a total of nine hotels and sanitariums.
Date Created: 1931
PID: grinnell:19510

Title: Walnut Street looking south, Colfax [Springs], Iowa, Walnut Street looking south, Colfax, Iowa
Description: Looking south on Walnut Street at a residential area in Colfax, Iowa.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14423

Title: Walnut Street, Columbus Junction, Iowa, Commercial House, Commercial Hotel
Description: Looking west on the corner of Walnut and Main Streets you will see a café and telephone office on the left and the Commercial Hotel/Commercial House and a Pontiac service station on the right. Columbus Junction began as Clifton and was renamed in 1870. Number M-495.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16258