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Dodge Memorial Ruth Anne
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, the angel from the front, water flowing
Move still a possibility; Look homeward, angel?
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.
Handout gives facelift to monuments
Waiting For The Touch...of repair crews is the Ruth Ann[e] 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…
Work finished at monument
Ward Bean, president of the Bluffs Arts Council, presents an artists' rendition of grounds of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial to Jane Peters, the council's project director for restoration of the 67-year-old bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French,…
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne
view from behind the Black Angel / Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, facing a flautist performing in front of audience
Money flowing in as 'Black Angel' work continues
Above is an artist's rendering of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial upon completion of restoration work.
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…
Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again.
Arts Council begins sprucing of 'Angel'
Mayda Goodberry...a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki
The monuments and memorials of Council Bluffs
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.
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.
Know Your Scenes
This imposing bronze figure is the city's most famous statue and, appropriately, is associated with one of the est known families in Council Bluffs history. Can you identify it? The answer appears elsewhere on this page.
World-Fame Black Angel Has Perilously Close Call; By Well-Intentioned Girl Scouts
One Of Finest Works...of the late Daniel Chester French was scheduled for a paint job. It stands at Lafayette Ave. and North Second St.
This Is Council Bluffs
One of the city's most beautiful spots is the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge memorial at Lafayette avenue and North Second street. And winter has provided an additional touch of beauty. The monument is a memorial to the wife of Gen G.M. Dodge, construction…
Winter's Magic Artistry Touches Dodge Memorial
Touched by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge Memorial statue and fountain in Fairview cemetery were transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow. The angel's figure, poised on the bow of a boat resembles a fairy from an…
Dodge Family
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…
327-61 Council Bluffs, Iowa Dodge Memorial
May 15, 1927 [1974?]
Dodge…
Dodge Family
photo of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (the Black Angel) in Fairview Cemetery, view from the angel's right.
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
A winter view of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial at Fairview Cemetery