Hal Wells was the driver of the Spaulding racer, a lightweight two-passenger wooden body on a stock chassis, during the October 1913 River to River Road race. Photo shows Wells driving on 4th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa during the race in which a world's…
Built in 1912 for Henry and Carrie Wallace, this house still stands on 37th street. Mr. Wallace was General Manager of the Wallace Publishing Co., and President of the North Western Live Stock Insurance Company. Mr. Wallace went on to serve as…
Originally planned at four stories, the Chamberlain Hotel grew to six stories before its completion in 1903. D.S. Chamberlain hired W.L. Brown, former manager of the Savery hotel, to oversee construction of the building. Current site of the Ruan Two…
Building next to multiple sets of railroad tracks with cars parked in front. Buildings behind, one with sign for Molo Ready-Mix Co. "Looks E. Ron Sims photo"--Photograph verso. "Yard office"--Caption in scrapbook.