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Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Waiting For The Touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Anne Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Angel Lights: Colored lights mounted in surrounding tree limbs illuminate the Black Angel, near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street. The lights were installed by the City Park Board.
Fountain's Return To Be Commemorated
The "Black Angel" near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again.
Big Scoop For J Student
The Black Angel . . . may be turning a little green with age but it sure didn't need a coat of paint by vandals.
Move Still A Possibility - Look Homeward, Angel?
Covered With Paint . . . is one indignity memorial statue has sustained at hands of vandals. Inaccessibility and vandalism are reasons sometimes cited for moving Dodge Memorial from present location near Fairview Cemetery. But city officials hope…
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Know Your Scenes: This imposing bronze figure is the city's most famous statue and, appropriately, is associated with one of the best known families in Council Bluffs history. Can you identify it? the answer appears elsewhere on this page.
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery
Winter's Magic Artistry Touches Dodge Memorial
Touched by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge Memorial statue and fountain are transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow.
World-Famed Black Angel Has Perilously Close Call - By Well-Intentioned Girl Scouts
One Of The Finest Works . . . of the late Daniel Chester French was scheduled for a paint job. It stands at Lafayette Ave. and North Second St.
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial at Fairview Cemetery
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Renovation plan revealed for Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Rededication event at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
A winter view of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial at Fairview Cemetery
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial covered in paint by vandals
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Let's Go To The Movies
Dohany's Opera House . . . was the predecessor of the Strand Theater at Broadway and Sixth Street. This illustration is from a souvenir book of Council Bluffs scenes printed about 1900. It includes little history of the building. The Nonpareil's…
Fire Destroys Old Stage
The old Dohany Theater, scene of some of Council Bluffs' most brilliant gatherings in the past was damaged by fire late Saturday night. The fire damaged the stage of the theater which is still in much the same condition it was when the theater was in…
Memories Of World-Famous Personages Haunt Shadows Of Old Dohany Theater
Exterior of the Old Dohany Opera House
Dole Wants To Face Kennedy
Elizabeth Dole