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Business O247.tif
Oberne, McDaneld & Co. hides, wool and furs. East side of Main and 5th

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Four Atomizers . . . containing propylene-glycol based fluid are hooked up to emission stacks in the dehydration plant at Beefland. The atomizers spray a fine mist into the stacks to mask any possible odor from the stack gasses.

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Signs Come Down . . . about the state park so they can be repaired and freshened up for next season. Ranger Reisinger loosens the bolts that hold a sign near the Eleventh Street entrance. Other seasonal chores include attending many meetings for…

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One view of the library . . . where on of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

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Portions of the twin parlors . . . in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

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The general's desk, right . . . is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

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Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Offices of N. P. Dodge from June 1862 to 1863 located near Broadway & Bancroft St. about no 341 (building on left). Offices of N. P. Dodge…

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Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…

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Mayor Maynard Telpner officially opens the new McDonald's Hamburger Restaurant at 2629 W. Broadway Tuesday. Taking part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony are George Beno Jr., representing the Chamber of Commerce; John Skoog and B.L. Copeland, co-owners,…

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Crossing A Busy Intersection . . . isn't easy for a handicapped person. And to prove the point and promote community awareness of the handicapped, Police Chief Nick Sulentic attempts to cross the street as a blind person while Mayor Joseph B.…

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Ironic Story . . . is told by this Air Force survival booklet in the death car driven by S. Sgt. James W. Collins.

Hotels O334b.tif
Reproduction of a photograph of the exterior of the Ogden Hotel.

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Four photographs of the Ogden Hotel Building - Southeast corner of Park Ave and Broadway. One photo of Ogden Hotel site.

Clara Arnold's School527.tif
23 color slides of the interior and exterior of the Ogden Hotel. Taken from June, 1966 to July, 1967.

OGDEN HOTEL.jpg
Photograph of the Ogden Hotel. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Broadway. Built in 1876.

Hotels F577a.tif
Reproduction of a photograph of the first Ogden Hotel. Built in 1869 and destroyed by fire in 1874.

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Proposed Gunn Addition...would occupy the space shown by the dotted line, to the east and north of the present building. The two-room construction is planned so more rooms could be added in the future.

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Huge Drivers...are 80 inches in diameter and develop a starting tractive force of 63,800 pounds. Many in the crowd at Valley, Neb., held tape recorders near the hissing steam locomotive to record a sound that isn't heard much anymore.

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Billowing Steam...blossoms from the stack of locomotive 8444 in Omaha Sunday. The top of the stack is 16 feet 2 inches above the tracks. The engine has logged more than 1.7 million miles since it was placed in operation in 1944. After refitting in…
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