Team Of Divers Checks Deterioration Of Bertrand
A Three-man Scuba Diving Team...is puncturing the hull of the sunken steamboat Bertrand at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. What they find may determine how best to preserve the century-old hulk.
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Scuba Divers...bubble near the surface of the pond covering the sunken steamboatd Bertrand at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. Marker at left informs visitors of the century-old boat's remains. The three-man scuba diving team is determining how fast the hull of the boat is deteriorating.
She Keeps Bertrand Artifacts In Order; Harlan Native Maia Sornson
Showing Old Bottles...recovered from the sunken steamship Bertrand at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is Maia Sornson, curator of the Bertrand artifacts museum. Miss Sornson has been cataloging the millions of items recovered from the wreckage and said the work will take at least another six months to complete.
Plans For Bertrand Museum Revived, Now On Even Keel
Examining Sleigh Bells...recovered from the cargo of the sunken steamboat Bertrand are Jim Salyer of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Sen. John Culver, D-Iowa. They and other interested parties met Friday in DeSoto Bend to plan the future of the boat's cargo.
A Watery Grave...is again the resting place of the Steamboat Bertrand. Work on the artifacts from the ship will be increasing this summer at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. A new staff member will arrive at DeSoto Monday to work with preservation of artifacts and begin planning an interpretive display.
Opening A Hatch...on the three-foot scale model of the steamship Bertrand is John Carrier, park service employee at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. The steamer model, which the Bertrand museum just purchased for $300, was made by the late E.,E. Roberson, who used a variety of materials. The whistle is actually a spent .22 caliber shell. All the hatches, cables and winches on the model are functional.
Bertrand (and Museum Civil War steamboat which sank in Missouri River DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge
Two Men Search For Steamboat. March 22, 1968 National Park Official Tells Salvage Plan Of River Steamboat. August 23, 1968 [ 2 copies] Old Riverboat Raises Bow At DeSoto. November 1, 1968 Find 'Remedy' From Riverboat. November 24, 1968 Old Box Indicates Boat Is Bertrand; At DeSoto Bend Digging. November 26, 1968 Cargo Digging Halted Til Spring. January 22, 1969 Iowa House Hears About River History. January 29, 1969 River Boat May Yield Cargo Soon. June 10, 1969 Seven More Feet. May 19, 1969 Search For Rich Cargo Nears End. June 9, 1969 Pumping Water. June 19, 1969 Drilling For Treasure. June 19, 1969 Hole Full Of History. June 22, 1969 Boat Prize Search May Be Near End; Wine Jug Found. July 2, 1969 Treasure Hunt Near End? Searchers Probe Riverboat. July 3, 1969 Bottle Of Wine. July 3, 1969 Riverboat Search Yields 8 Mercury Flasks; Treasure Hunters' Probe Continues. July 5, 1969 3 Cylinders With Mercury Uncovered At De Soto Bend. July 14, 1969 Treasure Ship Tapped. July 15, 1969 Letter From Home. July 20, 1969 Search Continues At DeSoto Bend For Mercury. July 23, 1969 Bertrand Artifacts Displayed In Valley. August 18, 1969 Bertrand's Home Is Still Undecided. August 22, 1969 Smithsonian Man Visits Boat Site. September 5, 1969 Bertrand Relics To Stay In Desoto [sic] Bend Vicinity. September 29, 1969 At The Bertrand Meeting. September 29, 1969 Ship Relics May Get Structure At DeSoto. October 2, 1969 Scherle, Hruska Ask For Bertrand Fund. October 3, 1969 [ 2 copies] Bertrand's Hold Near Empty Mark. October 8, 1969 Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat. October 9, 1969 Hickel OKs Boat Funds. October 10, 1969 Ray Takes A Look At Old Steamboat. October 14, 1969 Let Shelter Contract For Old Bertrand. January 26, 1970 Scientists Retrace Bertrand Superstructure Line By Line. February 8, 1970 The Old Steamboat Bertrand--An Ill-Fated "Gold Mine". March 18, 1970 Expect Approval of Bertrand Fund. July 22, 1970 Bertrand Cargo Gets A Home; Oct. 1 Viewing Planned. July 23, 1970 Bertrand Museum Opening Depends On Appropriations. July 23, 1970 'Here Lies Bertrand' August 7, 1970 Bertrand Artifacts Displayed. September 14, 1970 Displayed At Bertrand 'Store'. September 22, 1970 Bertrand Plan Delayed 'As Much As A Year'. December 3, 1970 [ 2 copies] The Bertrand Depicted In New Sketch. April 25, 1971 Funds Delayed For Raising 'The Bertrand'. May 11, 1971 Funding Approved For The Bertrand. May 26, 1971 Bertrand Museum Is Being Urged. February 26, 1975 Big Money For The Bertrand. May 29, 1971 [2 copies] Forgotten Hulk May Become Important Midwest Attraction. June 27, 1971 Bertrand Project Eyed in '78. June 26, 1971 Bertrand Is Depicted in Natl. Geographic. August 19, 1971 House Considers Bertrand Funds. June 7, 1972 Committee Okays Bertrand Funds. June 9, 1972 Sunken Bertrand May Deteriorate. July 2, 1972 Team Of Divers Checks Deterioration Of Bertrand. September 3, 1972 Bertrand Okay in Watery Bed. October 22, 1972 Scherle Talks Bertrand Future. November 1, 1972 $2 Million Suite Filed Over Bertrands 'Bitters'. November 11, 1972 Omaha Treasure Hunters Go To Court Over Bertrand Booze. September 28, 1973 Omaha Treasure Hunters Get Day In Court. October 6, 1973 Missouri River Steamboat Is Immortalized. December 30, 1973 2nd Paddle-Wheeler Found. April 19, 1974 She Keeps Bertrand Artifacts In Order; Harlan Native Maia Sornson. May 19, 1974 DeSoto Museum For Boat Artifacts Appears Sunk. July 29, 1974 Bertrand Sway's Dispersal Confirmed By State Official. September 1, 1974 4 Senators Against Removal Of Artifacts. July 30, 1975 Bertrand Bottle Book Available. September 2, 1974 Bertrand Peaches Not Too Appetizing. December 6, 1974 River Historian Doubts Vessel Is Real Bertrand. February 22, 1975 Appeal For Bertrand To Clark. March 6, 1975 Steamboats Once Served As Floating General Stores. April 27, 1975 Bertrand's Cargo Split Is Opposed. June 20, 1975 New Efforts For Bertrand Artifacts; Across Southwest Iowa. July 17, 1975 Plan For Bertrand Artifacts Federal Officials Pondering. August 10, 1975 Plans For Bertrand Museum Revived, Now On Even Keel. August 23, 1975 Hruska Proposal Would Give Funds To Bertrand. September 17, 1975 Bertrand cargo safe, but building doubted. November 19, 1975 $100,000 approved for Bertrand cargo. November 21, 1975 Strange sounds heard at refuge; All Bertrand artifacts inventoried. January 25, 1976 $38,084 for Bertrand cache. March 22, 1976 House Okays $225,000 for Bertrand artifacts. May 6, 1976 Senate okays funds for Bertrand archives. June 27, 1976 Bertrand museum is Culver's hope. August 16, 1976 Storage better for the Bertrand. August 17, 1976 Bertrand 's excavator files suit. September 10, 1976 Bertrand artifacts program agreed to. February 8, 1977 Bertrand cargo meeting to be later in month. January 10, 1977 A Watery Grave. March 27, 1977 Bertrand museum plans on the move. November 25, 1977 Model steamship Iowa man's legacy. June 11, 1978 Bertrand funds get Senate OK. August 19, 1978 Bertrand docking set; DeSoto center groundbreaking. May 27, 1979 Bertrand center to open in '81. December 28, 1979 Bertrand gets a home; new center nears finish. March 29, 1981 Bertrand Model. August 23, 1981 Bertrand artifacts displayed. February 27, 1983
Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916. Electric automobiles -- History. Photographs held by the Library.
Photograph of Grenville M. Dodge at the controls of an electrical car.
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Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Biography -- Portraits. Photographs held by the Library.
Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Military funerals. Postcards -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Photographs held by the Library.
Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.
Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916. Photographs held by the Library
Reproduction of a painting of Grenville Mellen Dodge.
Engraved portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Same as P221.
Funeral rites and ceremonies. Military funerals. Photographs held by the Library
Photograph of military funeral procession of W. L. Murphy.
Photograph of racehorse owned by E. T. Waterman
Horse breeders. Morgan horse. Horse racing -- Iowa. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1850-1900. Photographs held by the Library.
Photograph of Caffrey 2nd, a racehorse owned by E. T. Waterman. History of Caffrey 2nd on the back of the photograph. Printed at bottom of image: "Caffrey 2nd: Morgan Stallion owned by E. T. Waterman, Council Bluffs, Iowa."
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.) Omaha (Neb.) -- History -- 1850-1900. Omaha (Neb.) -- History -- Photographs. Photographs held by the Library.
Photograph of soldiers at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.). Omaha (Neb.) -- History -- 1850-1900. Omaha (Neb.) -- History -- Photographs. Photographs held by the Library.
Photograph of crowds at theTrans-Mississippi Expostion Grand Plaza
Photograph of the Illinois Bulding at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
Photograph of the Wisconsin Building at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.