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| Title | Court Avenue, Looking East from Courthouse |
| Alternative Title | Birdseye View of Des Moines, Capitol in Distance |
| Date of Photograph | 1911 |
| Description | This view looking east was taken from the top the Polk County Courthouse. On the right is the Des Moines Register building. To the left is the Des Moines Saddlery Company Building. The Capitol is in the distance. The Court Avenue Bridge is in the center of the image, crossing the Des Moines River. The Court Avenue Bridge, the Iowa State Capitol, and the Saddlery Building are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Subject | Cityscapes
Capitols
Steeples
Commercial streets
Business districts
Rivers
Bridges
Historic buildings
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| Business / Place | Des Moines Register
Simon Flenniken Co.
Des Moines Saddlery Co.
Warfield-Pratt Howell Co.
Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines River
Court Avenue Bridge
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| Original Item ID | v. 1, p.322 |
| Repository | Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. |
| Repository Collection | History of Des Moines and Polk County Iowa
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| Original Item Description | Photographic print, 3 x 4 in. |
| Date Digital | 2005/06/02 |
| Restrictions | U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu |
| Publisher | Chicago, Il. : S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. |
| File # | dm0206a |
| Type | Image |
