Council Bluffs Changing Scene

Changing_Scene_1953_1887_007.jpg

Title

Council Bluffs Changing Scene

Subject

local news

Description

The west side of Main Street was lined with small shops, stores and office in 1887. At the corner of Main and First Avenue, center, stood a banking house and on the south corner the "Excelsior Gallery" A sign across the street at lower right said "Visit the Race." The banking house was destroyed in the city's worst fire in 1925.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil November 19, 1953

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1887

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Changing_Scene_1953_1887_007.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

19 x 12.5 cm