Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge

Dodge_Gen_Grenville_013.jpg

Title

Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge

Subject

local news

Description

Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned to the ferry.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil October 8, 1939

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1939-10-08

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Dodge_Gen_Grenville_013.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

22 x 16 cm