Browse Items (7727 total)

Griswold_IA_04_30_1962_001.jpg
Converted Church . . . sports an apartment sign where Griswold Catholics once entered to worship.

Griswold_IA_01_02_1963_001.jpg
Floor Buckled . . in elementary principal's office at Griswold School. The overheated boiled blamed for the fire here is located under the office.

Griswold_IA_11_10_1963_001.jpg
Examining Antique Pistols . . . are Vern Bierbaum, who donated his collection to the Griswold museum, and Rex Powers, president of the Cass County Historical Society.

Griswold_IA_05_23_1971_001.jpg
Forty-Acre Conklin Park Outside Griswold On Highway 48 is a miniature evergreen forest in the middle of flat farmland. This bridge, complete with a "Cross At Your Own Risk" sign, leads to a small island in the middle of the lake. Facilities there…

Griswold_IA_12_05_1971_001.jpg
Reviewing The History . . . of the First United Methodist Church in Griswold is the Rev. Richard Hohl, pastor. The church is observing its centennial this Sunday.

Griswold_IA_12_06_1981_001.jpg
Drumming Up Interest . . . in revitalizing the Cass County Museum, historical society members Velma Powers (left) and Helene Forsythe check a visitors' roster. At top is an old farm forge bellows; on wall a drum once used by Civil War veterans of the…

Griswold_IA_12_06_1981_002.jpg
Checking The Collection . . . of items at Griswold's Cass County Museum are historical society members Velma Powers (left) and Helene Forsythe. Museum's collection, mostly of old-time everyday items, is now available for inspection only by…

Griswold_IA_12_06_1981_003.jpg
Standing Silent . . . in the museum is a cylinder phonograph, part of a largely-loaned collection ranging from toys to guns. Restorers hope to preserve building's patterned ceiling, a leftover from its days as a bank.

Gross_Richard_Virginia_05_19_1988_001.jpg
A. Richard Gross, publisher of The Daily Nonpareil from 1969-1988, and his wife, Virginia Gross, will preside as grand marshals of the Pride Week parade Saturday, May 21. The parade is dedicated to the memory of Evelyn Ahrens and her tireless…

Guiding_Light_Church_10_16_1982_001.jpg
Discussing Exterior . . . of their new church are Dennis Clark, choir director and one of the volunteers who helped with renovation work, the Rev. Robert L. Clark, pastor, and Orville Carman, a layman of the church.

Haas_Home_05_1958_001.jpg
This is the former home of Mrs. Frank Haas, which is to be razed to make room for a parking lot at the proposed site of the new Masonic Temple.

Haas_Home_09_28_1958_001.jpg
Former Grandeur . . . of the Haas house is reflected in the marble fireplace being reviewed by Charles Glasford. Both the front parlor and the dining room boasted these elaborate heating units.

Haas_Home_09_28_1958_002.jpg
Brass Light Fixture . . . being inspected by Glasford was illuminated by. It is one of the few early features to survive the passing years.

Haas_Home_09_28_1958_003.jpg
Barred Windows . . . were installed as a protection against Indians. The ancient safe once contained business records of the Haas family.

Hamann_Lester_01_30_1955_001.jpg
Packing To Move . . . back to the farm is the Lester Hamann family. Patricia is in the wheelchair. The others are Mrs. Hamann, Karen and Sharen, and Mr. Hamann.

Changing_Scene_1956_1_01_1956_001.jpg
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This photo was taken before 1900 by the late Dr. F.W. Dean. It looks north from the top of Gibraltar, a high cliff just east of Abraham Lincoln High School. Dr. Dean lived in the house at lower left, which faced…
Output Formats

atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2