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Clara Arnold's School527.tif
23 color slides of the interior and exterior of the Ogden Hotel. Taken from June, 1966 to July, 1967.

Ogden Hotel.tif
Four photographs of the Ogden Hotel Building - Southeast corner of Park Ave and Broadway. One photo of Ogden Hotel site.

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Reproduction of a photograph of the exterior of the Ogden Hotel.

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Ironic Story . . . is told by this Air Force survival booklet in the death car driven by S. Sgt. James W. Collins.

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Crossing A Busy Intersection . . . isn't easy for a handicapped person. And to prove the point and promote community awareness of the handicapped, Police Chief Nick Sulentic attempts to cross the street as a blind person while Mayor Joseph B.…

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Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…

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Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Offices of N. P. Dodge from June 1862 to 1863 located near Broadway & Bancroft St. about no 341 (building on left). Offices of N. P. Dodge…

Dodge_House_#1_02_13_1950_01_1.jpg
The general's desk, right . . . is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

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Portions of the twin parlors . . . in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

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One view of the library . . . where on of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

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Signs Come Down . . . about the state park so they can be repaired and freshened up for next season. Ranger Reisinger loosens the bolts that hold a sign near the Eleventh Street entrance. Other seasonal chores include attending many meetings for…

Business O247.tif
Oberne, McDaneld & Co. hides, wool and furs. East side of Main and 5th

Fire Fighters - 9-8-1968.tif
Oakland firemen are shown wearing firefighting gear as a warm-up for the competition in Monday's annual Fall Festival, when firemen from throughout Southwest Iowa will take part in a water fight tournament for cash prizes.

Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission1960_12_30.jpg
At Organizational Meeting. . . of Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission are its five members. They are: Dr. Leo Dick of Oakland, Robert Gronstal of Treynor, and Clyde Talley of Council Bluffs, all seated; Douglas Peters of Council Bluffs and…

Fire Fighters - 2-5-1969 Bernard O'Neill & Herb Rock at explosion at Oakland.tif
Blast area is pointed out by Bernard O'Neill and Herb Rock both of Avoca and relatives of Wilber McCown who was injured in the mishap. Rock was pulling the light switch that apparently set off the explosion. McCown landed against the furnace at left…

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Three postcards depicting Oakland Avenue in Council Bluffs, IA.

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Fine Carved Wood . . . adds a rich luster to the impressive interior of the Joern home. This is the inviting view that greets visitors in the reception hall.

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Wood Paneled Dining Room . . . is a colorful combination of red oak and expensive accessories. All furnishings in this room are original.
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