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Bertrand Cargo Gets A Home; Oct. 1 Viewing Planned
Bagged Artifacts...salvaged from the downed steamboat Bertrand are being moved from storage to a temporary museum at De Soto Bend Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. Howard Lubben, refuge administrative assistant, looks at the task of…
Scientists Retrace Bertrand Superstructure Line By Line
Scientific Illustrator...Jerry Livingston and writer-editor Jerome Petsch look over photographs and drawings to piece together a diagram of the Bertrand.
Delong Mission No. 2
Group photograph outside of Delong Mission No. 2, Council Bluffs.
Ray Takes A Look At Old Steamboat
Viewing Artifacts... at DeSoto Wildlife Refuge Monday were Iowa Gov. and Mrs. Robert D. Ray.
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
Washing Down...artifacts recovered from the sunken steamer and recording them are the jobs of Fish and Wildlife Service personnel Bill Berns of Guttenburg and Nancy Osborne of Ames.
Christian Home, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Postcard. This building was the first contructed on the grounds of the Christian Home. It was made possible by an unknown donor who contributed an undetermined amount as a Gift of Love - "In His Name". It is named Cornerstone Hall, not only to call…
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
The Final Day ...of removing cargo from the Bertrand was Wednesday. Workers will wash and photograph the remains of the boat to prepare it for winter "storage."
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
Acting Refuge Manager...Wayne Chord looks over the supply of Bertrand relics stored in a remodeled garage. The temperature and humidity are controlled to prevent the items from deteriorating.
At The Bertrand Meeting
At The Bertrand Meeting...were (front) Wayne Chord, George Fischer, Sen. Tom Frey, Sen. James Griffin, Jackson Moore, Phil Morgan, (back) Rep. William Darrington, Newell Bowers, Mayor Protem [sic] of Missouri Valley, Vern Henrich, Missouri Valley…
Bertrand's Home Is Still Undecided
Over Half Way...through with excavation are workers uncovering and unloading cargo in the century old riverboat Bertrand at De Soto Bend.
Children's Square U.S.A.
Postcard. Discovery Park, Children's Square U.S.A. Paul Goodenow Discovery Park is the heart of Children's Square U.S.A. in Council Bluffs Iowa. The educational center teaches values and life skills to children and families.
Bertrand's Home Is Still Undecided
Hundreds Of Oysters...peanuts in shells, overcoats and bottles of ink are among the items removed from the Bertrand by Charlie Rankin, Omaha, an employe [sic] of Sorensen Sand and Gravel Co.
Woodward Candy Factory
Reproduction of an advertisement for Woodward Candy Company, showing an overview of the factory.
Woodward Candy Company truck
Photograph of the "Woodward office gang" by a Woodward delivery truck
W. L. Whitney Jr. Store
Photograph of the exterior of the W. L. Whitney Jr. Store, Becht Hotel is next door.
On Display
On Display ....in the Iowa Power and Light Co. window are artifacts recovered from the sunkrn riverboat Bertrand. The boat was uncovered in the old Missouri River channel at DeSoto Bend.
T. J. Clark, Grocer
Photograph of businesses on Broadway and North 1st street in Council Blufss, Iowa. T. J. Clark, Grocer; A. S. Beck; S. Stern; Imbrie & Davidson hardware; Johnson Spratler & Co., groceries dry goods.
Treasure Ship Tapped
Newsmen loot at theo pen bow section of the sunken riverboat believed to the Bertrand which went down in 1865 after hitting a snag near what is now De Soto Bend wildlife refuge. Four cylinders of mercury, believed part of a 20-ton shipment, were…
Riverboat Search Yields 8 Mercury Flasks; Treasure Hunters' Probe Continues
Measuring a Flask...of mercury which was one of eight uncovered by treasure searchers at De Soto Bend are Kermit Dybsetter, De Soto Bend Refuge manager, and Jerry Petsche, National Park Service archeologist [sic]. Among other things netted in the…
Bottle of Wine
Kermit Dybsetter, De Soto Bend Wildlife Refuge manager, examines two-gallon bottle of wine found on the boat. Another photo and story on page 8.