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Boat docks and pavillion, Lake Mana[v]a, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake, Lake Manawa
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16884
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Council Bluffs Country Club, Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1923
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PID
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grinnell:16231
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Entrance to Fairmount Park, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Graham, Andrew C.
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Description
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Looking at streetcar line passing under a bridge 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. 1908 postmark. Number 14.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:18381
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Title
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Fairmount Park, the Old Redwood Stump, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Description
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The story is that the Redwood stump was hauled here many decades ago and placed in the park. It was not a solid stump, but was "a wired-together shell of the original tree--consisting mostly of bark". With the Park Board's approval the hashed-up stump was placed in Fairmount Park. Number 9051.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16239
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Fairmount Park, the swan and duck pond, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Swan Pond, Graham, Andrew C.
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Description
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Andrew C. Graham (“father of the Council Bluffs park system"), created Swan Pond, so named after the white swans which swam there during the warm months. The pond was a popular attraction at Fairmount Park, but unfortunately, the pond no longer exists. Number 9053.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16238
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Title
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital and Nurses Home, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1922
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PID
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grinnell:18377
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Title
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Lewis and Clark Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1938
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PID
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grinnell:16230