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Funeral Procession of W. L. Murphy
Photograph of military funeral procession of W. L. Murphy.
Boat slide
Unidentified photograph of a boat ride.
Portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge
Engraved portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Same as P221.
Portrait of Grenville Mellen Dodge
Reproduction of a painting of Grenville Mellen Dodge.
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.
Photograph of Anne Dodge and her nurse
Photograph of Anne Dodge and her nurse
General G.M. Dodge in an electric car
Photograph of Grenville M. Dodge at the controls of an electrical car.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Sunken Bertrand May Deteriorate
These Artifacts...have attracted nearly 500,000 people since the Bertrand was discovered about four years ago.
Sunken Bertrand May Deteriorate
At The Site...where the steamship Bertrand rests in the gloomy deep, Public Use Specialist Steve Frick surveys ropes marking the outline of the hull. Frick said officials are worried that the Bertrand is deteriorating after being resubmerged for…
Angel lights
Angel lights : Colored lights mounted in surrounding tree limbs illuminate the Black Angel, near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street. The lights were installed by the City Park Board. --Nonpareil Photo.
The Black Angel
The Black Angel . . . located near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street was dedicated to the late Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge in 1920. At that time the statue was bronze, but through the years the weather has changed her to black. Now the weather has…
The Black Angel : Fountain, Bluffs heritage flow anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…