Small depot with sign for Van Meter and signal on pole. Cart parked next to depot. Small shed further down tracks. Oil tank. "Photo taken by: Ronald Sims, 4207 Bowdoin St., Des Moines 13, Iowa"--Photograph verso.
The Iliad Hotel was located in the Exposition Building, which formed in 1872. The building was meant to highlight Iowa goods. In 1892 two floors were added to the building and became the Iliad. The building later became Grand Department Store. The…
Multiple story brick depot with automobiles parked around it. There are large buildings visible in the background. Some carts are parked next to the building.
