1915
Citation: 181.1021.5 (Full image size: 133Kb)
Ames Congregational Church's vested choir, directed by Dora Maxwell (wife of Ames city clerk, A. B. Maxwell). The photo was one of those found in the 1915 time capsule in the Municipal Building cornerstone when the building was remodelled in 1996-97 for the Youth and Shelter Services headquarters (dedicated in 1997 as the Jacobson Building).(See also: 181.1022.1)
Citation: 181.1022.3-4 (Full image size: 122Kb)
This photo, taken from the 1915 time capsule found in the cornerstone of the Ames Municipal Building when it was renovated for use by Youth and Shelter Services in 1996, shows the First Congregational Church on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Kellogg Avenue. The parsonage is at the right. The church was built in 1901 and still (2000) stands in this location, with extensive additions.
Citation: 76.393.1-5 (Full image size: 52Kb)
The corner of Kellogg Avenue and Fifth Street, looking north. First Baptist Church, completed in 1910, is seen on the northeast corner. First Methodist and First Congregational churches are further up the street on the right. The cast-iron watering trough and hitching post, were still in use at the time of the photo. The buggy in the center right of the image is tied up near the old Ames Town Hall which can not be seen in the photo. Kellogg Avenue and Fifth Street were paved in 1916-1918. Another copy of this image [181.1020.2] was one of the items recovered on January 24, 1996, from the time capsule that was enclosed in the cornerstone of the 1915 Ames Municipal Building. The building was then renovated for use by Youth and Shelter Services. ID77.398.2 is a cropped image of this photograph.
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