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Title: Boat docks and pavillion, Lake Mana[v]a, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake, Lake Manawa
Description: Looking northwest at the Pavillion at the Grand Plaza which was built on the North Shore in 1885 with a saloon, restaurant and boardwalk. It was replaced by a dance hall in 1911, which burned down in 1926. The Council Bluffs Country Club can be seen in the background on the left. Lake Manawa was created in 1881 from a Missouri River flood. 1908 postmark. Number A5383.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16884

Title: City court house, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pottawattamie County Court House, Pottawattamie County Courthouse
Description: Looking southwest at the second Pottawattamie County Courthouse on South Pearl Street. The building was built in 1888 in Beaux Arts-style. It was later declared unsafe and was replaced with a Modernist structure in 1977. 1904 postmark. Number 5454. Copyright 1904 by H.K. Barnett.
Date Created: 1904
PID: grinnell:16978

Title: Council Bluffs Country Club, Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake
Description: Looking north at the Council Bluffs Country Club which has its origin with the Council Bluffs Rowing Association, formed in 1887, and operated the club until 1928. Located at 4500 Piute Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Lake Manawa was created in 1881 from a Missouri River flood. 1923 postmark. Number R-91415.
Date Created: 1923
PID: grinnell:16231

Title: Court house, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pottawattamie County Court House, Pottawattamie County Courthouse
Description: Looking southwest at the second Pottawattamie County Courthouse on South Pearl Street. The building was built in 1888 in Beaux Arts-style. It was later declared unsafe and was replaced with a Modernist structure in 1977. 1907 postmark. Number A5377.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:18383

Title: Douglas Street Bridge over the Missouri River, between Omaha, Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa, Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Description: Looking northwest at the Douglas Street Bridge (Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge) which was a truss bridge built in 1888 designed to handle streetcars. It was the first road bridge to cross the Missouri River connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was replaced in 1966 by the Interstate 480 girder bridge. Number 0A4958.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16241

Title: Historic General Dodge House, Art Nouveau Room, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
Description: Verso says: An English brass bed highlights a fine collection of furniture and accessories of this style which was so popular between 1890 and 1910, and the color scheme derives from the misty rose and gold of the original Dodge oriental rug. Grenville M. Dodge was the chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1866-1869, and was responsible for completing the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. He remained in his house until his death in 1916. The Dodge House was built in 1869 at a cost of $35,000, and the architect was W.W. Boyington of Chicago. The house is located at 605 South Third Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1982 postmark. Number 681249. Series HGD-6. Copyright by H.K. Barnett.
Date Created: 1982
PID: grinnell:16236

Title: Historic General Dodge House, Back Parlor, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dodge, Grenville M., Union Pacific Railroad
Description: Verso says: Centering the back wall is a handsome Renaissance Revival pier mirror. Original to the house, it is flanked by portraits of General and Mrs. Dodge. Also original is the parlor set of Louis XV Revival chairs and the carved Eastlake chair. Grenville M. Dodge was the chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1866-1869, and was responsible for completing the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. He remained in his house until his death in 1916. The Dodge House was built in 1869 at a cost of $35,000, and the architect was W.W. Boyington of Chicago. It is located at 605 South Third Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1982 postmark. Number 10x16024-D.
Date Created: 1982
PID: grinnell:16235

Title: Historic General Dodge House, Dining Room, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
Description: Verso says: Many distinguished persons have been entertained in this impressive room, five U.S. presidents and Generals Sherman, Black and Logan dined here. Furnished predominately with original pieces, this is the most historic room in the house. Grenville M. Dodge was the chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1866-1869, and was responsible for completing the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. He remained in his house until his death in 1916. The Dodge House was built in 1869 at a cost of $35,000, and the architect was W.W. Boyington of Chicago. It is located at 605 South Third Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1982 postmark. Number 10x16023-D.
Date Created: 1982
PID: grinnell:16234

Title: Historic General Dodge House, The General's Study, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
Description: Verso says: A masculine atmosphere, highlighted by several personal possessions, characterized the General's cozy retreat on the second floor. On the walls hang paintings by George Simons, an American primitive painter who worked as a cook on Dodge's surveying crew. Grenville M. Dodge was the chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1866-1869, and was responsible for completing the first trans-continental railroad in 1869. He remained in his house until his death in 1916. The Dodge House was built in 1869 at a cost of $35,000, and the architect was W.W. Boyington of Chicago. It is located at 605 South Third Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1982 postmark. Number 681248. Series HGD-5.
Date Created: 1982
PID: grinnell:16233

Title: Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital and Nurses Home, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Description: In 1886, Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, the first hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, opened in a five-room cottage at 312 Williams Street. The hospital was named for the late wife of J.D. Edmundson, an attorney, teach and real estate broker, who provided the $50,000 gift necessary to obtain the land that houses the hospital to this day. Located at 933 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Number 91313.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:18377