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Ruth Anne Dodge memorial fountain, the "Black Angel," with two boys at the pond

After about five years of dormancy, the fountain at the Historic Gen. Dodge House was back in operation Friday. Richard C. Peterson. left, and his nephew, Wade C. Peterson of Miamai, Fla., watch as the water is turned on by Bob Potkonak, caretaker…

Today...the Elks Club is still at its original site. The Hotel Chieftain, which is observing its thirtieth anniversary this year, has replaced the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel and building across Pearl Street burned in 1925. Within the last 43…

Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1914, a person looking north across Bayliss Park had this view. The Elks Club is at left and the Grand Hotel is on the corner of Pearl St. and First Ave. This scene is from an old post card belonging to Arthur…

Boy with a Leaky Boot statue, acting as a fountain, in Centre Point Mall. May with hose kneeling by the fountain, filling it with water

Drinking Fountain...at Big Lake has been shut off the past two years due to corroded piping. A nearby spring water tap has been installed. Youngster pointing to Poet Longfellow's verse is Gary Aherns, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Aherns of 2633…