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Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
Residents in old fashioned clothing in celebration of Golden Spike Days in Council Bluffs.
Beauties And History
In preparation for the "Union Pacific" motion picture, Cecil De Mille did a great deal of research work, necessarily. His delving into history took him into the old Harper magazine, and he is shown here with the star of the picture, Barbara Stanwyck,…
In Council Bluffs, You May Stand In Abe's Footprints
Golden Spike Monument . . . commemorates completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Seek $2000 to Renovate Golden Spike
Sketch Of Plans . . . for the Golden Spike monument. The drawing at left shows how the Junior Chamber of Commerce will beautify the grounds. The sketch at right is a perspective of the monument.
Action Group Would Like To Move The Golden Spike - To 'More Suitable' Location
Golden Spike . . . Ninth Avenue and Twenty-first Street
The Wedding Of The Rails
On May 10th, 1869, the last spike . . a Golden Spike . . was driven and America was united by the transcontinental Pacific Railway. The Union Pacific's locomotive No. 119 and the Central Pacific's "Jupiter" inched together, finally touching nose to…
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
The Golden Spike Monument, Council Bluffs, IA
April 1939
April 1939
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
A major attraction of UP's Golden Spike Centennial Expo Train that will visit Council Bluffs Sept. 26-27-28 is the colorful Expo car. It houses 19 displays telling the story of the building of the railroad from the earliest surveys right up to the…
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
UPRR Golden Spike Centennial Expo Train
September 21, 1969
September 21, 1969
Ben Hoden Named VFW Commander
Ben Hoden
Hoden Named To State VFW Post
Ben Hoden
Hoden To Head VFW In Iowa - Wife Also Named To A State Office
Benjamin R. Hoden
Mrs. Hoden
Mrs. Hoden
Mrs. Hoden Named By VFW Auxiliary
Mrs. Hoden
Mrs. Hoden To High National Auxiliary Post
Mrs. Hoden
Mrs. Hoden Is State President - VFW Auxiliary Installs Officers
Mrs. Benjamin Hoden
Mrs. Ben Hoden To National Post
Mrs. Hoden
U.P. Foreman Bids For Council Position - Third Candidate
Ben Hoden . . . seeks council post.