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Dodge Family Photographs
Pictures of the travels of the Grenville Dodge Family. Eleven unmarked photographs of vacation destinations.
Bertrand Project Eyed in '78
Don Bloom...Woodbine Twiner editor, looks at a restored black powder keg from the Bertrand. Lab Director Ronald Switzer of the DeSoto Refuge showed about 50 persons around his lab Friday during the unveiling of development plans for the refuge.
Forgotten Hulk May Become Important Midwest Attraction
DeSoto Refuge Manager Jim Salyer...explains the proposed Bertrand Visitor Center during the unveiling of development plans for the National Wildlife Refuge which includes the 1865 steamship Bertrand. He points to a model of the Bertrand Cargo…
The Bertrand Depicted In New Sketch
Two years of research...and hundreds of field drawings have resulted in this artist's version of what the Missouri steamboat Bertrand looked like in 1864.
Displayed At Bertrand 'Store'; 105-Year-Old Items
Hobnail Boots...like these would have been available in many frontier general stores is the shipment on the Bertrand had been delivered
Displayed At Bertrand 'Store'
Champagne...aboard the Bertrand by now is a bit overaged. James Salyer, manager of the De Soto Bend Wildlife Refuge, studies one of the bottles still containing the liquid. He stands in the storeroom with the many items yet to be processed in the…
'The Council of War'
Photograph taken by Gary Newman of the sculpture 'The Council of War'. Statue was given to Offutt Air Force Base in exchange for 'Boy with leaking boot'.
Battle of Town Creek, Alabama
Reproduction of an artists rendition of the Battle of Town Creek, Alabama. Civil War battle fought on April 28th, 1863 by Dodge's Division. View A.
'Here Lies Bertrand'
"Here Lies The Bertrand" is the heading on the wooden tombstone marking the spot where the 100-year-old boat rests 12 feet below water on De Soto National Wildlife Refuge. The marker, designed by Refuge Manager James Salyer, shown with the…
St. Peter's Church
Photograph of the exterior of St. Peter's Church.
Bertrand Museum Opening Depends On Appropriations
Sketching A Bertrand Artifact...is Barbara Daniels, lab supervisor, who says the covered candy dish is still a perfect piece of glass after over a hundred years under the Missouri River.
Bertrand Cargo Gets A Home; Oct. 1 Viewing Planned
Bagged Artifacts...salvaged from the downed steamboat Bertrand are being moved from storage to a temporary museum at De Soto Bend Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. Howard Lubben, refuge administrative assistant, looks at the task of…
Scientists Retrace Bertrand Superstructure Line By Line
Scientific Illustrator...Jerry Livingston and writer-editor Jerome Petsch look over photographs and drawings to piece together a diagram of the Bertrand.
Delong Mission No. 2
Group photograph outside of Delong Mission No. 2, Council Bluffs.
Ray Takes A Look At Old Steamboat
Viewing Artifacts... at DeSoto Wildlife Refuge Monday were Iowa Gov. and Mrs. Robert D. Ray.
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
Washing Down...artifacts recovered from the sunken steamer and recording them are the jobs of Fish and Wildlife Service personnel Bill Berns of Guttenburg and Nancy Osborne of Ames.
Christian Home, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Postcard. This building was the first contructed on the grounds of the Christian Home. It was made possible by an unknown donor who contributed an undetermined amount as a Gift of Love - "In His Name". It is named Cornerstone Hall, not only to call…
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
The Final Day ...of removing cargo from the Bertrand was Wednesday. Workers will wash and photograph the remains of the boat to prepare it for winter "storage."
Cargo Is Removed From Sunken Boat
Acting Refuge Manager...Wayne Chord looks over the supply of Bertrand relics stored in a remodeled garage. The temperature and humidity are controlled to prevent the items from deteriorating.
At The Bertrand Meeting
At The Bertrand Meeting...were (front) Wayne Chord, George Fischer, Sen. Tom Frey, Sen. James Griffin, Jackson Moore, Phil Morgan, (back) Rep. William Darrington, Newell Bowers, Mayor Protem [sic] of Missouri Valley, Vern Henrich, Missouri Valley…