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End Of The Line
Interstate 80 will soon be stretching further north with recent contracts led by the Iowa Highway Commission. Doted [sic] lines show the graded route of the superroad. Completed pavement (1) extends from near Weston (2) to Highway 375 in Council…
Jennie Edmundson Traveling High-Tech Track
Michealia Vanscoy, radiation therapy technologist, demonstrates the linear accelerator at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital. The unit, used to treat cancer, beams 6 million volts of energy to a specific area with minimal damage to healthy tissue.
This Is Council Bluffs
A popular recreation area, Lake Manawa's facilities are used by residents of Southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the aerial photo, the village of Manawa is at the right. A housing development, with a canal leading in to the lake, is at the…
This Is Council Bluffs
From the air, homesites at the junction of Bennett Avenue and Highway 6 provide a study in suburban residential planning. The curve of Highway 6 bends in at upper right. Bennett Avenue runs across the top of the photo. Adrian Street cuts…
This Is Council Bluffs
tugboat churns its way upstream on the Missouri Riber pushing its barges. Council Bluffs already has become a frequent port-of-call for water traffic such as this and local businessmen hope to see it increase. This view, taken north of the South…
This Is Council Bluffs
The Illinois Central draw bridge over the Missouri River is one of the largest of its kind in this country. The Iowa span of the bridge was built in 1893; the Nebraska span later. The Omaha skyline is at the top of this piecture which is looking to…
This Is Council Bluffs
Gilbert's Pond, top center, and the dredged pond in Lake View Park stand out like mirrors as they reflect the gray sky on an overcast day. In the foreground is the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. North Western tracks are in the background. The…
This Is Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson High School and athletic field stand out in this aerial shot taken from north of Broadway. The wide street in the foreground is Broadway, and the street angling from the left of the photo is Twenty-fifth.
This Is Council Bluffs
You are gazing at the heart of Council Bluffs in this aerial photo. The camera, pointing slightly northeast, captures dozens of well known landmarks. Bayliss Square, with its X-shaped walks, dominates the lower portion of the picture. Broadway,…
This Is Council Bluffs
Roberts Park supplies a neat centerpiece for this aerial view of north-central Council Bluffs. Twenty-sixth Street forms the bottom border. Looking east, the Army Reserve Center is just beyond the park. Woodrow Wilson Junior High School is at…
General Dodge Papers - Book 23
General Dodge Papers - 1914-1916, Book 23
Extracts from Illinois Central Magazine January 1914. (Story of I. C. lines during the Civil Conflict 1861-65. Page 1 to 14 inc.).
How General Rawlins Came to be a Cabinet Minister. (Chas. Aldrich…
Extracts from Illinois Central Magazine January 1914. (Story of I. C. lines during the Civil Conflict 1861-65. Page 1 to 14 inc.).
How General Rawlins Came to be a Cabinet Minister. (Chas. Aldrich…
General Dodge Papers - Book 22
General Dodge Papers - 1912-1913, Book 22
Recollections of General Grant.
Delegate as one of Inter-State Commission.
Early History of Union Pacific and its Relations to Omaha.
Death of J. B. Hawley.
Colorado Midland Railway.
Death of Major…
Recollections of General Grant.
Delegate as one of Inter-State Commission.
Early History of Union Pacific and its Relations to Omaha.
Death of J. B. Hawley.
Colorado Midland Railway.
Death of Major…
General Dodge Papers - Book 2
General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 2
1861-1863
Index for Book 2 included.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Missing title page and pps 1-10
1861-1863
Index for Book 2 included.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Missing title page and pps 1-10
General Dodge Papers - Book 1
General Dodge Papers - Book 1
1851-1889
Family history of Dodge family as recalled by Nathan P. Dodge.
Diary of Dodge, 1853-1857.
Correspondence.
Anti-War Period.
Norwich University.
Index for Book 1 included.
Typescripts of originals…
1851-1889
Family history of Dodge family as recalled by Nathan P. Dodge.
Diary of Dodge, 1853-1857.
Correspondence.
Anti-War Period.
Norwich University.
Index for Book 1 included.
Typescripts of originals…
Keeping Costs Low, Quality High Hospitals' Challenge
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Wagon Takes Tots To Surgery
First Passenger . . . in the new Jennie Edmundson Hospital surgical wagon is Jennifer Porter. The surgical escort is Virginia Flynn. Chatting with Jennifer is Max Smelser who, with Ken Bermel, designed and helped construct the wagon.
New Outpatient Concept For Patients At Jennie
Serving Coffee . . . in lounge to an oncology patient's husband, Arthur C. Woolman of Oakland, is Wanda Hessel, a Jennie Edmundson Hospital volunteer.
Jennie Edmundson Hospital . . . Opens New Wing - Open House Is Slated For This Sunday
Classroom Has Folding Doors . . . Pediatrics lecture room in new wing at Jennie Edmundson hospital can be opened for demonstrations by pushing back folding curtain. Demonstration table (right front) features steel lamp. 'Blackboard" is really green…
Jennie Edmundson Hospital . . . Opens New Wing - Open House Is Slated For This Sunday
Premature Nursery Is Glassed In . . . Glass cubicles house 12 incubators and bassinets in the premature nursery of the new Jennie Edmundson hospital wing. Both "premies" and sick newborn babies will be cared for here. Above each is an individual…