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A woman admires several Victorian dolls on display at the Historic General Grenville M. Dodge House.

Council Bluffs attorney Richard Petersen examines a book from the library of the Historic Dodge House with one of the General's relatives.

The Historic General Dodge House

A machinist is performing some metal work during restoration of the Historic Dodge House.

Man working on the finish of the fire box in a fireplace in Dodge House.

color photo of General Dodge House, looking from the south on South 3rd Street

Glassware, including covered dishes, plates, and a basket, on a shelf in a display case

Hanging light fixture in Dodge House; rectangular, stained-glass style fixture hanging from ornate plaster mount

Dodge House, looking southeast from 3rd Street
Note on back says 8/73

Dodge House exterior, looking to the northeast from 3rd Street. Date penciled on back: 5-72

Dodge House
File #2
12/1/74-12/31/80
"Historic Dodge House"
605 3rd Street
Includes Beresheim House

Setting The Grandfather Clock, . . . the Dodge House's most recent acquisition, is tour guide Ethel Stillinger. The 150-year-old cherrywood stands in the back parlor as a memorial to Mrs. Darlene Cutler. Mrs. Cutler was a longtime supporter of the…

Woman setting the hands of an antique grandfather clock.
Setting the grandfather clock...the Dodge House's most recent acquisition, is tour guide Ethel Stillinger. The 150-year-old cherrywood stands in the back parlor as a memorial to Mrs. Darlene Cutler, Mrs. Cutler was a longtime supporter of the…

Admiring . . . an antique lithoplane lamp is Jack Drew of Omaha. The lamp is a new addition to the Historic General Dodge House. Memorial funds were used to purchase the lamp in honor of Drew's brother, Louis, a long-time contributor to the Dodge…

Man holding an antique lithoplane lamp.
Admiring...an antique lithoplane lamp is Jack Drew of Omaha. The lamp is a new addition to the Historic General Dodge House. Memorial funds were used to purchase the lamp in honor of Drew's brother, Louis, a long-time contributor to the Dodge House…

Victorian house exterior from corner of front of house.
The Dodge House looking southeast, from 3rd Street

Man sitting behind a drill press.
Man sitting behind drill press

An Original . . . with the Dodge House is the ornate lamp mounted on the newel post of the winding staircase. Penny Chatfield, Dodge House curator, looks at the lamp with etched shade and double tier majolica base.

In Daughter's Bedroom . . . is another fine example of Victorian art. The hanging gas light with Vaseline shades on the six arms plus opalescent glass balls worked into the main part of the light.

Nursery Fixture . . . is unusual in that a large bisque cherub tops the ornate brass fixture entwined with metal leaves, the shades are made like petals in glass.
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