Firemen were called to Roosevelt School at 2:42 am on Valentine’s Day, 1966. The fire destroyed much of the building, leaving only the 1953. The thousands of gallons of water used to fight the blaze covered the gutted building in a thick layer of…
Group photograph of General Grant and other Civil War officers. Left to right: Unknown, Col. Adam Badeau, Gen. John A. Rawlins, Gen. F.T. Dent (standing), Col. Peter Henderson, Col. J.T. Rowers (standing), Gen. U.S. Grant, Col. W.L. Duff, Unknown,…
Stereographic picture of an old cottonwood tree on the corner of Broadway and Pearl.
Printed on back of image: "The old cotton wood tree, corner of Broadway and Pearl St., Council Bluffs, condemned to be cut down by the Council, but saved by the…
Vol 5 of 5 - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871 : written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Likeness of De Smet's map of the Council Bluffs, Iowa area, 1839. De Smet's mission is labeled "St. Joseph's", The area labeled 'Caldwell's Camp' was a Potawatomi village led by Sauganash; this was at or near the later town of Kanesville, the…
Photograph of the flood of 1881, looking to the southeast. Several locations identified on the photograph: Drover's Hotel, Eight Avenue School, Bloomer School, James McMillen residence, U.P. Railway company house and Stewart's packing house
Airplane wreckage. Photo apparently not used in the Nonpareil, but associated with photo and article from November 6, 1968, "Bluffs Couple Die In Airplane Crash". Notation on back: "Plane Crash 11-6-65" Couple killed were Ross A. Walker and Alta…