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Historic General Dodge House, Art Nouveau Room, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1982
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PID
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grinnell:16236
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Historic General Dodge House, Back Parlor, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dodge, Grenville M., Union Pacific Railroad
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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.
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Date Created
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1982
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PID
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grinnell:16235
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Title
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Historic General Dodge House, Dining Room, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1982
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PID
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grinnell:16234
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Title
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Historic General Dodge House, The General's Study, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad, Dodge, Grenville M.
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1982
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PID
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grinnell:16233
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Iowa State Capitol and Governor of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Wilson, George A.
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Description
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Photo of George A. Wilson, 1906 Grinnell College graduate and 28th Governer of Iowa, from 1939-1943. On verso: "The Iowa State Capitol was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256; in its construction, stone quarried in seven foreign countries and several different states was used. The world-famous 'golden dome' on the capitol building is real 22-carat gold." The building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Series 11.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:16077
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Salisbury House, Home of the Iowa State Education Association
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Description
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Looking north at the Tudor-style manor designed by architects Boyd and Moore of Des Moines and William Whitney Rasmussen of New York and completed in 1928 at a cost of $1.5 million. On verso: "Patterned after King's House, Salisbury, England, this 42-room manor house was built by Carl Weeks, widely-known cosmetic manufacturer. The Weeks' collections of art and other cultural items from around the world was retained by the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) when it purchased the house as its headquarters in 1954." The building is located at 4025 Tonawanda Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 163.534.
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Date Created
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1970
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PID
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grinnell:14691
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State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
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Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 515.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16081
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State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1988. Series 252.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16083
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State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. On verso: "In this building is a large library of history and genealogy, a famous collection of autographs and photographs, many valuable and historic relics and antiques, a vast natural history museum and gallery of portraits of distinguished Iowa persons, a Civil War collection". The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1871N. Series 36.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:16082
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State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number P4113. Series IA-29.
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Date Created
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1965
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PID
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grinnell:16877