Tone Bros. Building

ID: 35 ~ Source: Des Moines Illustrated Souvenir. Des Moines: Iowa Historical Illustrative Co. 1895. ~ Digital Source: Internet Archive.
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Tone Bros. Building

Front facade of the Tone Brothers building at 109-111 Court Avenue, currently the site of the Polk County Administration Building parking lot.

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