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Tree on the Iowa College campus, Grinnell, Iowa, circa 1905

Subjects
Forests & TreesSchools & Universities
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Tree on the Iowa College campus, Grinnell, Iowa, circa 1905, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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Back of Tree on the Iowa College campus, Grinnell, Iowa, circa 1905, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A large tree trunk dominates the left foreground of a shaded campus lawn, with a pink-blossomed tree and darker foliage behind it and a low fence or hedge in the middle distance. The card names the site as the Iowa College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Iowa College was founded at Grinnell in 1846 by Congregationalists and was renamed Grinnell College in 1909, so the printed name dates this view to the college's earlier era.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

left the [illegible] one well, and the picture here of them it sent them all round and them all round and [illegible] card each [illegible] Carrie [illegible]

PublisherSuhling Company
IOWA COLLEGE CAMPUS, GRINNELL, IOWA. --- SUHLING COMPANY, CHICAGO. PUB. THE SPACE ABOVE IS RESERVED FOR POSTMARK POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedSeptember 5, 1908, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Pearl Larimmore

1438 Madison Ave., Columbus, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherSuhling Company
ConditionFair
Place addressedPearl Larimmore, 1438 Madison Ave., Columbus, OH
Place depictedGrinnell, IA
PublisherSuhling Company, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border at bottom carrying the printed caption; heavy halftone screen visible throughout; pencil annotation 'Harrison Era' written below the caption; overall yellowing, staining and edge wear. Postmark: GRINNELL SEP 5 1-30P 1908 IOWA. Divided-back private 'POST CARD' stock (Suhling Company, Chicago imprint); message written sideways along the left edge in pencil; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Tree on the Iowa College campus, Grinnell, Iowa, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tree-on-the-iowa-college-campus-grinnell-iowa-circa-1905. Accessed October 25, 2026.