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1st temp bridge between C.B. and Omaha
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.
37 Cars Of Milwaukee Derailed Near Persis
A Huge Cleanup Job...faced Milwaukee work crews as they started removing wreckage of the 37-car derailment at the Mosquito Creek bridge near Persia. A section of the badly damaged bridge is visible in the center of the picture.
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Old No. 5...emerges through a cloud of swirling snow with its last string of passenger cards for Council Bluffs
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept. 24, 1940. Robert R. O'Brien and Gov. George A. Wilson.
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept 24, 1940. William Jeffers President Union Pacific and E. V. Gustafson.
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept. 24, 1940. W. P. Kennedy, V. P. of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Bicentennial Engine Here
Servicing equipment on the Milwaukee Road's "America's Bicentennial" engine was one of Willard Johnson's jobs Friday. The locomotive stopped for service in Council Bluffs en route to another point on the Milwaukee system.
Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871. (copy)
Vol 1 of 5 (and Index) - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871 :written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871. (copy)
Vol 2 of 5 - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831-1871 : written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871. (copy)
Vol 3 of 5 - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831-1871 : written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871. (copy)
Vol 4 of 5 - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871 : written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871. (copy)
Vol 5 of 5 - Biography of Major General Grenville M. Dodge from 1831 to 1871 : written and compiled by himself at different times and completed in 1914, in five typewritten volumes.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
5 v. (1227 leaves) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Burlington Passenger Depot
Photograph of Burlington Passenger Depot, April 10, 1897
C & N W Passenger Depot
Photograph of the C & N W Passenger Depot.
C. M. & St. Paul engine
Photograph of a C. M. & St. Paul Railroad engine. 6 men in the photograph. Trapman, foreman; Jimmy Andrews, inspector; George Hickman, fireman; Lawrence Casey, engineer; Geiser, switchman; Chris Bader, engine foreman.
C.G.W. Railroad Grade
Photograph of C.G.W. Railroad Grade at Little Mosquito Creek in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
C.G.W. Railroad Grade
Photograph of C.G.W. Railroad Grade at Bennett Avenue in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
A photo of the interior of the Chicago and North Western's repair shop. On back of photo:
C&NW Repair shop
on Ave G
This is CB
1-3-52
C&NW Repair shop
on Ave G
This is CB
1-3-52
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Close-up phot of derailed railroad cars and damaged tracks.
On back of photo:
CNW
Train Crash
1-7-53
On back of photo:
CNW
Train Crash
1-7-53