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Julia Dodge Beard's home in Mapleton, IA
Julia Dodge Beard's home in Mapleton, IA where her mother Mrs. Julia T. Dodge died December 11, 1888.
Dodge hunting.
Photograph of GM and NP Dodge on their return from a hunting trip on "JWJ" Ranch. Edwards Co. Texas, 1896
Texas Ranger
Photograph of a Texas Ranger
The Rites Of Spring?
It was Ground-Hog-Day Eve and the temperature was a balmy 51 in Council Bluffs. Atop a hill in Fairmount Park, four Creighton University students and their friends cavorted while on a picnic, becoming silhouettes against the setting sun. It was a…
It Was A Cold Day
It Was A Cold Day...when the Rock Island Railroad's Cornbelt Rocket pulled into the station to take on a load of passengers for Chicago. Steam rising from the waiting cars turned two rail employees into bundled silhouettes backlighted by a bright…
Frozen Lacework
Brittle fingers that in summer hold a lcoak of green leaves belong to this row of trees at Lake Manawa. As the Picnic tables huddle against the trees as if for warmth, the dull winter sun filters its way through a lacework of branches. Clouds hold…
All That Is Missing
All That Is Missing...from this Halloween picture is a witch with a broom. As small goblins go forth Friday to collect goodies from their neighbors, Police Chief Nick Sulentic urged a campaign of safety and citizen alertness. Nonpareil Photo by…
First Shadows Of Fall
A bright sun, a heavy dew, fresh air and a few trees and shrubs beginning to turn color. What more could a guy want on the first day of autumn? The fall season officially arrived shortly after midnight Tuesday and Fred Bucknam, 427 Frank St., took…
Bumping Up The Wrong Tree
A runaway truck got its "horns" bent Tuesday afternoon as it slammed into a tree in front of 33 Frank St. The vehicle, owned by William Young of Peerless Products Col, of Omaha, jumped the curb before coming to its sudden stop. Young was ticketed…
It Looks Like A Hole In One
Players on Westwood Golf Course have a new addition to the landscape to consider before shooting toward the fourth green in the southeast corner of the links. Mr. and Mrs. DeLaine Rutledge, 1928 Avenue B., play near the mouth of the concrete…
Striped Kitty Doesn't Get Skunked In Warehouse
Lunchtime For Kittens...isn't interrupted by the antics of the one small skunk, at lower right. The "family" lives in the bottom of a can at Warren Feed and Grain Co. [photo has lines added to enhance/clarify outlines.]
Firemen Show Skill, Rigs
A Fireman's Hat...brings a coy smile from Bryan Baber, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baber, 125 Langstrom St.
Next Year's Crop
Mike Meadows is a nine-year-old who finds this spring's super crop of dandelions very intriguing--especially the fuzzy little seed head that can be dispersed with a quick puff. The seeds will try to take root for next year's crop. Mike is the son…
Happiness Is A Furry Chick
What's more cuddly, soft and loving than a baby chicken? Not a thing, implies pretty Elizabeth Allred, 4, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Raymond Allred of Greenbriar Apartments. The young chicks appear ready to flee to the dismay of Elizabeth. She was…
Everyone Say 'Ahhhh!'
It wasn't an April Fool's joke, but the children of Mrs., William Manning, 421 Gleason Ave., were sill in high spirits Tuesday as they prepared to have their tonsils removed at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Manning thought there was little use in just having…
Earth Day video 1970 - Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Original broadcast of CBS News Special Report with Walter Cronkite about the first Earth Day, 1970. Also known as Earth Week 1970.
Best Pictures 1967-1970
Original photo (positive, un-reversed) of Best_Pictures_1967_1970_2_23_1969_32.jpg. The Daily Nonpareil used the negative/reversed version in its March 23, 1969 issue. Photo depicts brick layers Harold Lewis and Roy Vaughn working at the Council…
Web Of Steel
Harold Lewis and Roy Vaughn, both brick layers, scramble through the network of scaffolding at the Council Bluffs Savings Bank remodeling site, Main Street and Broadway. The picture, shot as a silhouette against the sky, was reversed purposely in…
Pointing The Way
Like so many topless, giant redwood trees, tall steel piles reach skyward at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. switching center site at Washington and Oakland avenues, pointing the way to a mid-1971 completion date. The view from between the…
Looking For Trouble
Tons of diesel locomotive above him doesn't bother this Burlington Railroad yard man as he checks the alignment of the engine's wheels. The lead wheels on the three trucks of a double diesel unit dropped off the track near Main Street and Eleventh…