Approximate Site of Des Moines Open Air School.

ID: 176 ~ Source:

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, v. 3.

 ~ Creator: Sanborn Map Company ~ Date: 1920
This file appears in: Des Moines Open Air Schools
Approximate Site of Des Moines Open Air School.

The Des Moines Open Air School was at 1521 8th St. Map denotes this as the Public School for Defective Children.

Additional Information

Subject

Education

Publisher

Sanborn Map Company

Contributor

Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

Type

Image
This file appears in: Des Moines Open Air Schools

By DMPL Team
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