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Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
April 1998 Historical Society newsletter.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial "Black Angel"
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Postcard of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Black Angel postcards
Two postcards depicting the Mrs. G. M. Dodge Memorial ("The Black Angel') at Lafayette Ave and N. 2nd St.
Arts Council begins sprucing of 'Angel'
Mayda Goodberry . . . a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. --Nonpareil Photo by Steve Glowacki.
Winter's magic artistry touches Dodge Memorial
...by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge memorial statue and fountain ...transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow....of a boat, resembles a fairy from an enchanted realm in the glow.
Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again. --Nonpareil Photo
Waiting for the touch
Waiting for the touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Ann Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
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…
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…
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.
Famed Black Angel to the Bluffs park board
Work of art . . . the Black Angel, by Daniel Chester French, was built as a memorial to Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge. --Nonpareil Photo.
Look homeward, angel? Move still a possibility
Looking as it did . . .when placed in 1919, file photo shows memorial statue with water running from bowl. Fountain may be repaired this year. Sculptor Daniel Chester French once said the sculpture was his finest work. --Nonpareil Photo.
Will 'Black Angel' finally be moved?
The 'Black Angel'
Big Scoop for J student
The Black Angel . . . may be turning a little green with age but it sure didn't need a coat of paint by vandals.
Cost approximately $12,000, park board may move famous Black Angel to Dodge House
Moving the Black Angel . . .from the top of Lafayette Avenue would cost about $12,000. --Nonpareil Photo.