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View from Rainbow Drive, Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Rainbow Drive was a scenic spot commemorating the Lewis and Clark visit to the area in 1804. H.G. (Harry) McGee, a prominent businessman in the community, contributed $1,000 toward the purchase of the land and he was named "Father of Rainbow Drive." Number 115441.
Title View from Rainbow Drive, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alternative TitleMonument Road
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1927
Publisher Curteich & Co. Inc. (Chicago, Ill.)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium C.T. American Art Colored print, divided back.
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
citation/reference "McGee Considered 'Father of Rainbow Drive' in Council Bluffs", by Mary Lou McGinn, The Daily Nonpareil, August 18, 2014 (http://www.nonpareilonline.com/)
Date Issued 1927?
Language English
Topic Monument Road
Topic Council Bluffs (Iowa)
Topic Panoramic views
Topic Hills
Topic Pottawattamie County (Iowa)
Cartographic 41.375315, -95.842345
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_councia0016
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_councia0016
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/18379
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