Scan 96
1917 Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory, 1917
73 lines. Read by computer on 17 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1ALL
2Allman Jesse M mngr The Emporium res 1042 18th
3Allor Earl S driver Am Exp Co bds 1306 Clark
4Allor Josephine C slsldy Harris-Emery Co bds 1306 Clark
5Allor Stephen sawyer res 1306 Clark
6Allor Virginia N mlnr Lederer Strauss & Co (Inc) bds 1306 Clark
7Allred Henry L decorator res 1615 Linden
8Allred John H printer Successful Farm Pub Co res 2051 e Grand av
9Allsup Cordia A opr Ia Tel Co bds L G Allsup
10Allsup Leonard G carp res Ft Des Moines
11Allward-Bowman Glass Works W W Henderson mngr 762 9th
12Allward Frank G plumber M J Corcoran res 3714 Ingersoll av
13Allwins John J lab res ne cor 26th & Hickman av
14Alm Ethelyn nurse Mercy Hospital
15Alm J Rich slsmn res 2921 Brattleboro
16Almquist Carl T bds 851 Penn av
17Almquist Matilda (wid Aug) res 851 Penn av
18Almquist Sarah bkpr Great A & P Tea Co rms 610 12th
19Almy Gladys stenog bds 1117 23d
20ALPHA FLORAL CO
21(Albert J Zwart, James S Wilson Jr)
22Walnut ne cor 7th Tel Walnut 362
23Alpha Rho Omega Sorority 1336 23d
24Alsager Martha maid 1106 44th
25Alsbury Morrison M director Alsbury Violin & Orchestra School res 1077 36th
26Alsbury Violin & Orchestra School M M Alsbury director 817 Walnut (2d fl)
27Alspach Austin J grocer 811 Washington av
28Alstedt Thos H metal wkr Lagerquist Carriage & Auto Co res 1340 Boyd av
29Alstrand Wm A contr 1430 e 23d
30Altanas Nicholas bootblk Thos Panagos rms 715 8th
32PETERSON TAILORING CO. one of two readings
33First-Class Tailoring one of two readings
34S. A. PETERSON, Propr. one of two readings
35206 Fifth St. Youngerman Bldg. one of two readings
36(no line here) one of two readings
38DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1917)
40BANKERS
41Accident Ins. Co.
42Valley National Bank Building
43Accident and Health Insurance
44Telephone Walnut 917
45AGENTS WANTED
47Altenberger Frank lab res ns Sunset dr 4 e of Sunset dr
48Altenburger Anna mngr Van Arman's Shop res 313 Arlington Apts
49Altenburger Bertha bkpr Wood Bros' Thresher Co bds 1420 e Grand av
50Altenburger Fred lab D M Electric Co rms 1308 Fremont
51Altenurger Lena bkpr W L White Shoe Co bds 313 Arlington Apts
52Alter Isaac res 752 11th
53Alter Leon L agt N Y Life Ins Co res 1534 8th
54Alter Mildred W student Drake Univ bds 1534 8th
55Alter Solomon driver People's Furniture Store bds 752 11th
56Althans Wm W mngr D M Photo Materials Co Eastman Kodak Co res 4130 Woodland av
57Altig Lee rms 527 4th
58Altig Mary waiter Harry Swanson rms 527 4th
59Altig Roy E mach opr Flynn Dairy bds 914 e 9th
60Altig Saml L driver D M Ice & Cold Storage Co res 914 e 9th
61Altman Chas I credit mngr Todd & Kraft res 2936 Rutland av
62Altman Chloe Mrs slsldy Harris-Emery Co bds 1145 14th pl
63Altman J Clyde solr Natl Life Ins Co of U S A res 1154 14th pl
64Altman Lulu stenog Firestone Tire & Rubber Co res Altoona Ia
65Altman Zola student Iowa Bible Training School bds 1155 9th
66Altomari Chas hlpr D M U Ry rms 914 School
67Altomari Fred clk rms 1129 Walnut
68Altomari Jos grocer 1114 Walnut
69Altomari Saml hlpr Davidson Bros Co bds 1113 Mulberry
70Alton Blanch (c) bds 1049 13th
71Alton Geo W baker The Campbell Bread Co res 1615 Livingston av
72Altona Louis A pres Standard Scale & Mnfg Co res 726 North av
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