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Bertrand's Home Is Still Undecided
Over Half Way...through with excavation are workers uncovering and unloading cargo in the century old riverboat Bertrand at De Soto Bend.
Children's Square U.S.A.
Postcard. Discovery Park, Children's Square U.S.A. Paul Goodenow Discovery Park is the heart of Children's Square U.S.A. in Council Bluffs Iowa. The educational center teaches values and life skills to children and families.
Bertrand's Home Is Still Undecided
Hundreds Of Oysters...peanuts in shells, overcoats and bottles of ink are among the items removed from the Bertrand by Charlie Rankin, Omaha, an employe [sic] of Sorensen Sand and Gravel Co.
Woodward Candy Factory
Reproduction of an advertisement for Woodward Candy Company, showing an overview of the factory.
Woodward Candy Company truck
Photograph of the "Woodward office gang" by a Woodward delivery truck
W. L. Whitney Jr. Store
Photograph of the exterior of the W. L. Whitney Jr. Store, Becht Hotel is next door.
On Display
On Display ....in the Iowa Power and Light Co. window are artifacts recovered from the sunkrn riverboat Bertrand. The boat was uncovered in the old Missouri River channel at DeSoto Bend.
T. J. Clark, Grocer
Photograph of businesses on Broadway and North 1st street in Council Blufss, Iowa. T. J. Clark, Grocer; A. S. Beck; S. Stern; Imbrie & Davidson hardware; Johnson Spratler & Co., groceries dry goods.
Treasure Ship Tapped
Newsmen loot at theo pen bow section of the sunken riverboat believed to the Bertrand which went down in 1865 after hitting a snag near what is now De Soto Bend wildlife refuge. Four cylinders of mercury, believed part of a 20-ton shipment, were…
Riverboat Search Yields 8 Mercury Flasks; Treasure Hunters' Probe Continues
Measuring a Flask...of mercury which was one of eight uncovered by treasure searchers at De Soto Bend are Kermit Dybsetter, De Soto Bend Refuge manager, and Jerry Petsche, National Park Service archeologist [sic]. Among other things netted in the…
Bottle of Wine
Kermit Dybsetter, De Soto Bend Wildlife Refuge manager, examines two-gallon bottle of wine found on the boat. Another photo and story on page 8.
Iowa Soda Products Company
Four men standing on the railroad tracks by Iowa Soda Products Company. Second from right is Harley Smith
Iowa Soda Products Company
Group photo of construction workers wearing H. A. Quinn Lumber Company aprons. May be connected with with Iowa Soda Products Company
General Dodge Papers - Book 3 - April 1863
General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 3
April 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
April 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 3 - March 1863
General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 3
March 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
March 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 3 - February 1863
General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 3
February 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
February 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 3 - January 1863
General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 3
January 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
January 1863
For an index for Book 3, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Iowa Soda Products Company
Two photographs of Iowa Soda Products Company at 107 South 29th Street.
Detroit Soda Products Company
Exterior photograph of Detroit Soda Products Company, Michigan.