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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
The A.B. Walker home stood at 705 Sixth Ave. in 1887. Building had an iron pipe fence around it. Streets were unpaved. Walker was a real estate dealer.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--An artist looking north from the corner of Pear St. and Willow Ave. sketched this conception of Bayliss Park in 1888. Note the bandstand at the spot which now features a lighted fountain. The picture was first…
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Today...from the same corner, the park still resembles the 1888 drawing. Note the similarity in the position of the trees--which were recently involved in a question to be settled by the City Council. The Chamber of Commerce proposed cutting some…
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Today...the Bennett Building occupi9es the site of the old Woolworth building. The seven-story building, one of the larger office buildings in Council Bluffs, houses dentists, doctors, lawyers and other professional offices. It was erected shortly…
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Today...the same location is minus the bridge. A lower bridge across the old street car cut has been built and removed. In WPA days the deep cut was filled, banks sloped, and landscaped, and just last year paving was laid through the drive.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Olive Logan
A letter written to Amelia Bloomer from Olive Logan. The letter discusses the possibility of an Iowa convention for women's suffrage, and how to approach the Iowa Legislature.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A.D. Davidson
A letter written to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A.D. Davidson, Monticello, Iowa. Mrs. Davidson expresses the opinion that there should be a state convention, and names several men who might be considered to speak on behalf of women's suffrage.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter written to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines. The writer notes Mrs. Bloomer's illness, then asks that she deliver her "Woman Suffrage" lecture before the Iowa Legislature.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Ewing and Sara F. Summers
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Ewing and Sara F. Summers, West Liberty, Iowa. The Summers' offer their willingness to help canvas Iowa on behalf of women's suffrage, and to add their names to any call for a state suffrage convention.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. Writer regrets that Mrs. Bloomer is unable to travel to Des Moines to address the legislature. Mrs. Savery notes that she was invited to respond to a toast at a Knights Templars…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. M. Brown Haven
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. M. Brown Haven, Des Moines, Iowa. Author writes that she moved to Iowa 5 months ago, thinks there is no state association and opines that one should be started.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. After returning from a visit to the Bloomers, writer found a cloak of Mrs. Bloomer in her luggage that Mr. Savery had mistakenly packed.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A. Frazier
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A. Frazier, Leon, Iowa. Mrs. Frazier asks Mrs. Bloomer if she would write something to be read at a meeting of their new women's club.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.S. Loomis
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.S. Loomis, Independence, Iowa. Writes to tell Mrs. Bloomer that Joseph A. Dugdale of Mt. Pleasant has contacted him re: a state suffrage convention in Mount Pleasant. Writer suggests that any suffrage convention…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from A.P. Lowery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from A.P. Lowery, Marshalltown, Iowa. Invitation to Mrs. Bloomer to attend the ball for women's rights in Marshalltown.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone, New York, New York. She discusses the issues with/between the two national suffrage associations, and specifically referencing Mr. (Theodore) Tilton and Mrs. (Elizabeth Cady) Stanton.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. Letter references a criticism of the [Des Moines?] Register re: paid lectures. Also mention of Savery's efforts in Muscatine.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Fort Madison Library Association
A letter from the Fort Madison Library Association certifying that on March 15, 1873, Amelia Bloomer was elected an honorary member of the Association.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucius Webb
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucius Webb, East Granville, Vermont. Webb was Bloomer's cousin, son of her mother's brother. Letter describes where he lives, and gives information about family.