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Limestone Firm Will Mine Rock From Yawning Quarry - Tunnels Will Form Future Underground Warehouse
Rim's Eye View . . . shows the gaping proportions of the Missouri Valley Limestone Co. quarry. Arrow points to mine entrance. Walls of the pit rise more than 120 feet in places. Lake at the bottom, formed by seepage, is an estimated 40 feet deep.
Work Of Nature Ages Ago Is Being Reduced By Man - At Lime Kiln Hollow . . .
(top) This Huge Cut . . . was made in the ridge above the quarry so trucks could dump their loads in the valley beyond. The view looks toward the quarry. Dynamite sheds are seen at the right.
(bottom) Dumping Ground . . . for the useless shale…
(bottom) Dumping Ground . . . for the useless shale…
Hospital Rents An Administrator - Missouri Valley Tries New Program
Talking Shop . . . with charge nurse Kay Kult of Blair, Neb., is John McDonough, Community Memorial Hospital chief executive officer. Although nominally an employee of St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, he runs the Missouri Valley hospital through a new…
Patient's Patio:
This beautiful concrete patio at Community Memorial Hospital at Missouri Valley offers patients an ideal spot for "sun treatment" while enjoying the wide expanse of Missouri River valley which stretches before them. The patio was planned free for the…
Portrait Given To Dodge House
Lincoln And Gen. Dodge...are subjects of this picture presented by Congressman Ben F. Jensen to Mrs. John A. Whittaker.
Dodge Family
photo portrait of Grenville M. Dodge in his later years
On revers of photo:
Gen. Grenville M. Dodge at age 70.
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On revers of photo:
Gen. Grenville M. Dodge at age 70.
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Dodge Family
photo of General Grenville M. Dodge house, viewed from slightly north on 3rd Street. Sign in front of the house:
Gen. Dodge House
Now Being Restored As A National
Historical Landmark
Gen. Dodge House
Now Being Restored As A National
Historical Landmark
Dodge Family
on reverse of photo:
"Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, left,
photo taken in 1913 with
a Mr. L. Jester, agent,
Capitol Grounds Extension,
Believed taken in Des Moines
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"Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, left,
photo taken in 1913 with
a Mr. L. Jester, agent,
Capitol Grounds Extension,
Believed taken in Des Moines
--hm--
Dodge Family
General Grenville Dodge, standing, in his Civil War uniform.
Dodge Family
Front view of Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (The Black Angel) in Fairview Cemetery. Photo shows entire width of memorial, including the fountain pool. On reverse of photo:
327-61 Council Bluffs, Iowa Dodge Memorial
May 15, 1927 [1974?]
Dodge…
327-61 Council Bluffs, Iowa Dodge Memorial
May 15, 1927 [1974?]
Dodge…
Dodge Family
photo of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (the Black Angel) in Fairview Cemetery, view from the angel's right.
Still Lots Of Life In M.V. Opera House
Checking Supplies . . . are Rick Henry, center, and Paul Yeaman Jr., right, while an unidentified worker puts last-minute touches on the Opera House Bar. The 30s and 40s decor will include old prints and advertisements, plus potted plants. The…
Missouri Valley Gets Ready For Goose Calling Contest
Dusting Off . . . the Plaster of Paris model of a Canada goose for the revival of the World Championship Goose Calling Contest in Missouri Valley is Phil Perkins, contest chairman. Meanwhile Daryl Larson, finance chairman, cleans up a…
Mo. Valley Firms Damaged By Fire - Tenants Homeless
Missouri Valley Police Chief . . . Everett Gochenour surveys damage to the Round-Up Tavern in Missouri Valley where fire broke out Tuesday afternoon, heavily damaging three structures in the downtown area. Fire departments from Council Bluffs, Logan,…
Cornerstone In Place
The cornerstone for the new seven-story low rent housing unit was laid Saturday in ceremonies conducted by the Masonic Lodge. Laying the cornerstone are Lorenzo Sewell, Master of Missouri Valley Lodge 232; Otto Christiansen of Missouri Valley;…