Browse Items (1293 total)

  • Collection: Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections

Mayors O833.tif
Photograph of Oscar H. Brown, mayor of Council Bluffs in 1930.

Music O853.tif

Photograph of the Oskaloosa Iowa Band marching in a parade celebrating the return of the 51st Iowa Regiment from the Philippines. Main and Broadway.

Hotels P335c.tif
Photograph of the Pacific House Hotel at 430 Broadway in Council Bluffs (Iowa).

DeForest, Lee D446i.tif
Photograph of a plaque honoring Lee De Forest located 229 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY.

Events P747.tif
Photograph of President William McKinley during his visit to Council Bluffs, IA. Seated with him is Judge Walter I. Smith. Driving is Cal Shafer and Mr. Minnick. The team belonged to Taylor Woolsey, old restaurant man of this city.

Parades P764c.tif
Photograph of prohibition parade on 7th St. Council Bluffs, IA.

Business Q354.tif
Photograph of Quaker Baking Company, Council Bluffs, with trucks lined up outside.

quarters-of-company-c_4626688169_o.jpg
Photograph of the quarters of Company "C," 2nd Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamanga Park.

Parks R356.tif
Aerial view of Rainbow Point in Council Bluffs (Iowa) - published in a magazine or brochure.

Public Utilities C686c.tif
Postcard of the reservoir in Fairmount Park.

returning-51st-iowa-volunteers_4203858831_o.jpg
Newspaper reproduction of a photograph of a parade celebrating the homecoming of the 51st Iowa Volunteers home from the Philippines.


Printed at bottom of image: "The Returning Fifty-First Volunteers, heartily welcomed at Council Bluffs, Ia. -…

Churches R484.tif
Photograph of the 54th anniversary of the conversion of Rev. Henry De Long, 1912. Group photograph. Partial list of names on the back of photo.


From back of photo: "54th anniversary of the conversion of Rev. Henry Delong; Broadway M.E. Church,…

richard-s-hardin_4349535580_o.jpg
Portrait of Richard S. Hardin, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

Houses R634.tif
Robert B. Wallace home on Bluffs street.

robert-kirkwood_4348893409_o.jpg
Portrait of Robert Kirkwood, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

Genealogy R634t.tiff
Portrait of Robert W. Turner.

Mayors S268.tif
Photograph of Samuel A. Greene, mayor of Council Bluffs in 1926 and 1928.

s-g-underwood_4363689958_o.jpg
Portrait of S. G. Underwood, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

WWII S736a (5).tif
Sea trial of the S. S. Council Bluffs Victory

WWII S736a (3).tif
Sea trial of the S. S. Council Bluffs Victory
Output Formats

atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2