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winter landscape in Dodge Park, with trees in background and bare branches of small bushes in the foreground.

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Evergreens in Dodge Park, surround by drifted snow, and with snow on the branches

View of Dodge Park golf course, with clubhouse and greenery sculpted into "COUNCIL BLUFFS" and dates on either side: "1836"[?] and "1936" [?] in midground.

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landscape photo of Dodge Park in winter

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Rim's Eye View . . . shows the gaping proportions of the Missouri Valley Limestone Co. quarry. Arrow points to mine entrance. Walls of the pit rise more than 120 feet in places. Lake at the bottom, formed by seepage, is an estimated 40 feet deep.

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(top) This Huge Cut . . . was made in the ridge above the quarry so trucks could dump their loads in the valley beyond. The view looks toward the quarry. Dynamite sheds are seen at the right.

(bottom) Dumping Ground . . . for the useless shale…

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Talking Shop . . . with charge nurse Kay Kult of Blair, Neb., is John McDonough, Community Memorial Hospital chief executive officer. Although nominally an employee of St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, he runs the Missouri Valley hospital through a new…

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This beautiful concrete patio at Community Memorial Hospital at Missouri Valley offers patients an ideal spot for "sun treatment" while enjoying the wide expanse of Missouri River valley which stretches before them. The patio was planned free for the…

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Looking As It Did...when placed in 1919, file photo shows memorial statue with water rushing from bowl. Fountain may be repaired this year. Sculptor Daniel Chester French once said the sculpture was his finest work.

Lincoln And Gen. Dodge...are subjects of this picture presented by Congressman Ben F. Jensen to Mrs. John A. Whittaker.

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photo portrait of Grenville M. Dodge in his later years
On revers of photo:
Gen. Grenville M. Dodge at age 70.
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photo of General Grenville M. Dodge house, viewed from slightly north on 3rd Street. Sign in front of the house:
Gen. Dodge House
Now Being Restored As A National
Historical Landmark

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on reverse of photo:
"Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, left,
photo taken in 1913 with
a Mr. L. Jester, agent,
Capitol Grounds Extension,
Believed taken in Des Moines
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General Grenville Dodge, standing, in his Civil War uniform.

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Front view of Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (The Black Angel) in Fairview Cemetery. Photo shows entire width of memorial, including the fountain pool. On reverse of photo:
327-61 Council Bluffs, Iowa Dodge Memorial
May 15, 1927 [1974?]
Dodge…

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photo of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (the Black Angel) in Fairview Cemetery, view from the angel's right.

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Checking Supplies . . . are Rick Henry, center, and Paul Yeaman Jr., right, while an unidentified worker puts last-minute touches on the Opera House Bar. The 30s and 40s decor will include old prints and advertisements, plus potted plants. The…

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Dusting Off . . . the Plaster of Paris model of a Canada goose for the revival of the World Championship Goose Calling Contest in Missouri Valley is Phil Perkins, contest chairman. Meanwhile Daryl Larson, finance chairman, cleans up a…

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Missouri Valley Police Chief . . . Everett Gochenour surveys damage to the Round-Up Tavern in Missouri Valley where fire broke out Tuesday afternoon, heavily damaging three structures in the downtown area. Fire departments from Council Bluffs, Logan,…

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The cornerstone for the new seven-story low rent housing unit was laid Saturday in ceremonies conducted by the Masonic Lodge. Laying the cornerstone are Lorenzo Sewell, Master of Missouri Valley Lodge 232; Otto Christiansen of Missouri Valley;…

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