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Cleaning House
Rolling Up Carpet . . . to prepare for waxing of the floors are Dawn Mosher and Myrtle Nichols. This carpet is in the front hall of the Dodge House. The annual cleaning of the Historic General Dodge House on Third Street makes sure that guests for…
Candle Holders Are Home At Last
Being Returned . . . to their rightful place on the fireplace mantle in the dining room of the Dodge House are candle holders, once part of the original decor at the Dodge family residence. Colleen Juhl, Dodge House director, places the crystal…
Dodge House Donations In Honor Of Louis Drew
Admiring . . . an antique lithoplane lamp is Jack Drew of Omaha. The lamp is a new addition to the Historic General Dodge House. Memorial funds were used to purchase the lamp in honor of Drew's brother, Louis, a long-time contributor to the Dodge…
General To Be Guest Of Honor
Placing Napkins . . . in a mannequin's hand, Mrs. James Benecke puts the final touches on one of the scenes for the General's Ladies show. The Dodge House nursery room setting is a "birthday party" in honor of the general's 150th birthday.
Dodge House #3
Night-time photo of General Grenville M. Dodge house.
Miss America preview
Sherri Lane Bowman, Miss Iowa, 1985, signs autographs before her fashion show Thursday night at Midlands Mall. The show was a send-off for Bowman, who will leave Davenport for Atlantic City on Sept. 6. Nonpareil photo by Dan Koenig.
Attitude boosts Miss SWI
Playing The Piano...relaxes Sherri Bowman, but it also helped her win the Miss Southwest Iowa crown. She's already starting to plan for the piano solo she'll play in the Miss Iowa pageant next year.
Miss Iowa taking new role seriously
Sherri Lane Bowman, the newly-crowned Miss Iowa, sits on her bed amidst congratulatory cards and letters and newspaper clippings. Bowman was home last week before heading out to her job as an "ambassador" for the state. Nonpareil photo by Steve…
Welcome Home, Miss Iowa
Sherri Bowman, Miss Iowa for 1985, speaks Wednesday night to a crowd of about 50 that welcomed her home at a reception in Griswold, the town where she won the Miss Nishna Valley title that qualified her for the state pageant. Bowman, 24, of Council…
Bluffs Teach New Miss Iowa
Sherri Lane Bowman
Sherri Bowman is Miss SWI
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Bowman, Sherri
Contact sheet showing Sherri Bowman portraits, standing by Miss Iowa car, and sitting on bed reading greeting cards.
Bowman, Sherri
Contact sheet showing Sherri Bowman, Miss Iowa 1985, sitting on a chair, and at the piano
Bowman, Sherri
Contact sheet showing photos of Sherri Bowman at the piano, and sitting on a bed, reading greeting cards.
Bowman, Sherri
portrait photo of Sherri Bowman, later to become Miss Iowa 1985
Dodge House #2
Restored Victorian light fixture
Dodge House #2
Ornate glass butter dishes representative of those used by General Dodge and his family.
Dodge House #2
Victorian light fixture
Dodge House #2
The General Dodge House in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1972.