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The Black Angel
The Black Angel . . . located near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street was dedicated to the late Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge in 1920. At that time the statue was bronze, but through the years the weather has changed her to black. Now the weather has…
The Black Angel : Fountain, Bluffs heritage flow anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…
Waiting for the touch
Waiting for the touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Ann Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again. --Nonpareil Photo
Winter's magic artistry touches Dodge Memorial
...by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge memorial statue and fountain ...transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow....of a boat, resembles a fairy from an enchanted realm in the glow.
Arts Council begins sprucing of 'Angel'
Mayda Goodberry . . . a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. --Nonpareil Photo by Steve Glowacki.
Council Bluffs Public Library File #3
C.B. Library
SWIRLS Service increases in SWI
Showing one painting . . . among 80 to 90 works to be purchased from Southwest Iowans and loaned to libraries is Mrs. Lucile Walensky, director of the Southwest Iowa Regional Library System (SWIRLS). Looking on is Theresa Healy, assistant SWIRLS…
'Someplace else,' says librarian. Where will library be 10 years from now?
Taking time off . . . from her duties as Council Bluffs librarian is Mildred Smock, center, show here reading to Gunn School first graders Jenny Tanous and Maria Elena Stacy, a fourth grader at Bloomer School. --Nonpareil Photo
Bookmobile back to work
Joe Sausedo of the K and K Investment garage puts the final touches on the Public Library's Bookmobile before it resumes services Tuesday afternoon. The Bookmobile was out of operation for five weeks due to funding problems. --Nonpareil Photo.
Present of new building for library's 75th year?
Trying to find another space . . . on a crowded bookshelf is Council Bluffs Librarian Mildred Smock. Lack of space is one of the many reasons why library supporters are looking for a new location for a main public library. --Nonpareil Photo.
'Clout' potential cited by state's librarian
Claudya Muller
Library bond campaign aimed at active voters
Putting books . . . on shelves that are too small is not an easy thing to do, according to Loree Foroughi-Gross, 114 Fifteenth Ave., a library staff member shown here putting away books. A larger library, the main reason for the bond proposal in…
As C.B. library increases services, space shrinks
Apparently on the right track . . . is a browser, one of about 29,000 yearly, in the Public Library's 86,000 book adult collection. These shelves have taken the place of a lounge that was replaced because of the overcrowding. --Nonpareil Photo.
Library finds answers.
15,000 books for sale.
The grubby job . . . of sorting and pricing some of more than 10,000 used books for the fifth annual Friends of the Library used book sale is being done by volunteers Jo Brosnihan (left), Nan Palmer and Mary Ann Leibel. -Nonpareil photo by Jane…
New library still on 'wish list'
Computers are a part . . . of the Council Bluffs Free Public Library now, but may be more visible in the future. Dan Kubick uses a computer to list books in the library's card catalogue. The card information is sent to Ohio via computer and the…
And the rental price can't be beat, painting erase post-Yule drab
Displaying a new print . . . added to the Council Bluffs Library collection is Library Director Mildred Smock. The print is Jean Baptist's painting, "A flower piece," available, like 270 other prints for rent. -Nonpareil photo.
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.