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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

Title: Lewis and Clark Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the monument which honors the expedition of Lewis & Clark in 1804 and their historic meeting with the Otoe and Missouria Indians. It is located at 19962 Monument Road, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Number 8A848.
Date Created: 1938
PID: grinnell:16230

Title: Lincoln Monument, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dodge, Grenville M., Lincoln, Abraham, U.S. President
Description: Looking northwest at the pylon erected in July 1911 commemorating Abraham Lincoln's visit to the site in 1859. From this site, Lincoln, along with Grenville M. Dodge, viewed and selected the location for the eastern terminus of the nation's first transcontinental railroad. 1923 postmark. Number 16275.
Date Created: 1923
PID: grinnell:16229

Title: Oakland Avenue residence district, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Fletcher Avenue
Description: Looking northeast from the corner of Oakland Avenue and Fletcher Avenue at house that appears to be still standing. 1920 postmark. Number A-37246.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14686

Title: Public library, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Carnegie Library, Free Public Library
Description: Looking southwest at the Carnegie Library which was built in 1904 and opened as a "Free Public Library" for all. The building is currently used as the Union Pacific Railroad Museum and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 200 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Number 91424.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:18380

Title: Street car entrance to Fairmount Park, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Graham, Andrew C.
Description: Looking at streetcar line in Fairmount Park. Acquisitioned and developed by Andrew C. Graham (“father of the Council Bluffs park system"), Fairmount Park was once considered the greatest park in the area and has a history of being one of the premier parks in the country. It featured a greenhouse, ice skating, sledding, a petting zoo and an old bell tower. 1912 postmark. Number 8152.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:16240

Title: View from Rainbow Drive, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Monument Road
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:18379

Title: Water front, Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake, Lake Manawa
Description: Looking east from the Council Bluffs Golf Club at several sailboats and rowboats on Lake Manawa. Lake Manawa was created in 1881 from a Missouri River flood. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:15194