Scan 1815
1917 Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory, 1917
88 lines. Read by computer on 17 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1BANKERS LIFE COMPANY
2Admitted Assets Over $32,500,000
3HOME OFFICE
4VALLEY NAT'L BANK BLDG. DES MOINES, IOWA
6MOV
7MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO, Mulberry se cor 9th (See left top lines and opp Express and Transfer Cos)
8RED LINE TRANSFER & STORAGE CO (INC), 220-222 e 6th av (See Transfer Cos)
9WARE TRANSFER & STORAGE CO, 565 7th (See Transfer Cos)
10WHEATON EXPRESS & TRANSFER CO, 312-315 e Walnut (See Transfer Cos)
11WHITE LINE TRANSFER & STORAGE CO, 120 so w 5th
13Moving Picture Supplies.
14Des Moines Film & Supply Co 218, 304 6th av
15Des Moines Supply Co 301, 222 5th
16Laemmle Film Service The 918-920-922 Locust (2d fl)
17Mid-West Photo Play Co 613-615 Locust
18Mutual Film Corporation Co 2d fl Cohen bldg
19Page Theatre Supply 309, 505½ Walnut
20Pathe Exchange (Inc) 2d fl Cohen bldg
22*Multigraph Letters.
23TUTTLE'S LETTER SHOP, 1113-1117 Locust (See right bottom lines)
25*Multigraph Plates.
26CAPITAL CITY PRINTING PLATE CO, Walnut nw cor 11th (See below)
28QUALITY PLATES
29Capital City Ptg. Plate Co.
30Electrotypes, Nickel Steeltypes, Lead Molding, Wax Line Engraving
31Phone Walnut 1856 1101 Walnut St.
32DEPENDABLE SERVICE
34*Multigraph and Circular Work.
35KENDALL'S LETTER SHOP, 219, 322 7th (See Stenographers)
37Multiple Letters.
38DAHLBERG C L & CO, 511 Manhattan Bldg (See Stenographers)
39Des Moines Duplicating Co 404 Securities bldg
40TUTTLE'S LETTER SHOP, 1113-1117 Locust (See right bottom lines)
42CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY (1917)
44MUS 1713
45*Municipal Bonds.
46STEVENSON JESSE F & CO (INC), Suite 208 Valley Natl Bank Bldg (See Farm Mortgages)
48*Municipal Engineers.
49PATZIG MONROE L, Hubbell Bldg (See left bottom cor cards and classified Civil Engineers)
51*Municipal Laboratories.
52MONARCH LABORATORIES CO, 715-716 Polk Bldg (See left top cor cards and Laboratories)
54*Mural Decorations.
55BUCK TYNE M CO (INC), 615 Grand av (See opp page 206)
56DARWIN COMPANY, THE, 806-808-810 Locust (See Interior Decorators)
58*Murphy Beds.
59WESTERN BUILDERS SUPPLY CO, 422 Hubbell Bldg (See Builders Supplies)
61Music Publishers.
62Agnew J E 325, 517½ Walnut
64*Music Schools.
65DRAKE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, University av 25th to 28th (See opp page 365)
66ST JOSEPH ACADEMY, 3200 Grand av (See opp Colleges and Schools)
68Music Teachers.
69Alsbury Violin & Orchestra School 817 Walnut (2d fl)
70Anderson Blanche F 2634 Capitol av
71Babolato Jos 606 so e 1st (SDM)
72Barr Zella E 1127 25th
73Callander-Proffitt-Effie 201 "Shops"
74CAMERON ELEANOR, 1060 20th
75Chambers Mary L 704½ Walnut
76Chevalier Grace 620 Oak Park av
77Christensen School of Popular Music 207, 304½ 8th
78Churchman A B Mrs 922 Center
79Copeland Bernice 415 "Shops"
80Cornell E B 6 Hallett Apts
81DeLouis O L 915 4th
82Dissmore Evelyn 540 42d
83Donner Otie 531 14th
84Dunker G M 1004 Lyon
85Eaton P J Mrs es 50th 1 s of Douglas
86Eldredge L Maude 416 Shops bds 415 same
87Ewing A L 806 e 13th
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