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A Brief History of Council Bluffs Including Telephone Statistics by J. A. Madden
A book about Council Bluffs written by a local manager of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company. Includes a general history of the city with an emphasis on telephone and technology.
The City of Council Bluffs and the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
A souvenir of the trans-Mississippi and International Exposition published by John C. Small. Includes photographs and descriptions of Council Bluffs' buildings and landmarks.
Council Bluffs Iowa Illustrated
I book of photographs of Council Bluffs buildings. Includes schools, banks, homes, parks, streets, and other landmarks. Published by Miller & Watters, Letter Press and Binders.
History of the Recovery and Final Internment of the Remains of Col. W. H. Kinsman and the Erection and Unveiling of the Kinsman Monument at Council Bluffs, Iowa Mary 17, 1902
A book about Colonel William H. Kinsman and the Kinsman Monument at Fairview Cemetery.
Memorial Sermon on the Death of Mrs. Amelia Bloomer
Memorial Sermon on the Death of Mrs. Amelia Bloomer Delivered in St. Pauls Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa, January 13, 1895 by the Rev. Eugene J. Babcock.
Bayliss Park in 1887
A photograph of Bayliss Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Bloomer School 1887
A photograph of Bloomer School taken in 1887
1942 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1942.
1945 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1945.
1946 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1946.
1950 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1950.
Council Bluffs, 1916
A panoramic photograph of Council Bluffs in 1916.
Fireman statue
Two photographs of a statue of a firefighter located at the old Central Station - 29 North Main St.
Our Right to Vote 2020
A panel discussion featuring State Representative MaryAnn Hanusa, Congresswoman Cindy Axne, Senator Joni Ernst and members of the AAUW: Loess Hills Branch of Iowa.
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment,…
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment,…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
The A.B. Walker home stood at 705 Sixth Ave. in 1887. Building had an iron pipe fence around it. Streets were unpaved. Walker was a real estate dealer.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--An artist looking north from the corner of Pear St. and Willow Ave. sketched this conception of Bayliss Park in 1888. Note the bandstand at the spot which now features a lighted fountain. The picture was first…
Today
Today...from the same corner, the park still resembles the 1888 drawing. Note the similarity in the position of the trees--which were recently involved in a question to be settled by the City Council. The Chamber of Commerce proposed cutting some…
Today
Today...the Bennett Building occupi9es the site of the old Woolworth building. The seven-story building, one of the larger office buildings in Council Bluffs, houses dentists, doctors, lawyers and other professional offices. It was erected shortly…
Today
Today...the same location is minus the bridge. A lower bridge across the old street car cut has been built and removed. In WPA days the deep cut was filled, banks sloped, and landscaped, and just last year paving was laid through the drive.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Olive Logan
A letter written to Amelia Bloomer from Olive Logan. The letter discusses the possibility of an Iowa convention for women's suffrage, and how to approach the Iowa Legislature.