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Sunken Bertrand May Deteriorate
These Artifacts...have attracted nearly 500,000 people since the Bertrand was discovered about four years ago.
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.
Team Of Divers Checks Deterioration Of Bertrand
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…
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…
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…
A Watery Grave
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…
Model steamship Iowa man's legacy
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…
General G.M. Dodge in an electric car
Photograph of Grenville M. Dodge at the controls of an electrical car.
Photograph of Anne Dodge and her nurse
Photograph of Anne Dodge and her nurse
G. M. Dodge funeral procession
Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.
G. M. Dodge funeral procession
Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.
Portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge
Reproduction of a painting of Grenville Mellen Dodge.
Portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge
Engraved portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Same as P221.
Boat slide
Unidentified photograph of a boat ride.
Funeral Procession of W. L. Murphy
Photograph of military funeral procession of W. L. Murphy.
Photograph of racehorse owned by E. T. Waterman
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."
Printed at bottom of image: "Caffrey 2nd: Morgan Stallion owned by E. T. Waterman, Council Bluffs, Iowa."
Tran-Mississippi Exposition
Photograph of soldiers at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Photograph of crowds at theTrans-Mississippi Expostion Grand Plaza
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Photograph of the Illinois Bulding at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.