Black Hawk Bridge Commemorative Booklet "The Book of the Black Hawk Bridge" Published by The Tepee Press, Lansing, Iowa, Albert S. Tousley, Editor. Copyright, June 15, 1931 |
This booklet is now available on the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb site with permission of Peter Kerndt, who writes: "It is a wonderful publication that was given to me by Mary Stephens of Lansing, who I had the pleasure of spending a bit of time with talking about the early days of Lansing. She deserves the credit .... she has since passed away." The booklet & many, many old Lansing photos are are also available on the Lansing Iowa website.
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~prepared by S. Ferrall, Allamakee co. IAGenWeb coordinator
Table of Contents Within These Covers - You will Find Portrayed by Print and Picture |
Book page |
Pdf file page |
| Chief Black Hawk - picture courtesy of the Rock Island Railroad | Cover design | 1 |
| Artist's Conception of Lansing Sixty Years Ago - old lithograph, Lansing 1871 | Inside front cover | 2 |
| G. Kerndt & Bros. General Merchants 1856-1931 & Kerndt Bros. Savings Bank - advertisements | 1 | 3 |
| Waterville Merchants & Business Men advertisements | 2 | 4 |
| Greetings, Acknowledgements and Table of Contents | 3 | 5 |
| Gaunitz Market - Dealers in quality meats and groceries - advertisement | 4 | 6 |
| Governors' Greetings from Iowa, Minnesota & Wisconsin | 5 | 7 |
| Poem "Mississippi Valley" by Marie Devine | 6 | 8 |
| Historical narrative of the
bridge, building statistics, etc. Photos of the bridge & photo of J.P. Conway |
7-9 | 9-11 |
| Lansing Views in Bygone Days | 10 & 36 | 12 & 40 |
| Hawkeye History - Glimpses into the Early Days of Iowa | 11, 52 & 54 | 13, 56 & 58 |
| Our Own County - Beautiful drives, scenery unexcelled, frindly people, fertile fields, contentment - All found in Historic Allamakee | 12 & 50 | 14 & 54 |
| Allamakee Towns - Waukon,
Waterville, Postville, New Albin, Harpers Ferry &
smaller sites had their beginnings in steamboat days Lithograph of Waukon, photo of the 1st courthouse in Waukon |
13-14 & 46 | 15-16 & 50 |
| Likable Lansing - City of
Charm, Founded in 1848 Early settlers, postmasters, mayors, Lansing "firsts", 1875 business directory, photos of James Haney, Sr. & his cabin |
15-16 | 17-18 |
| Wisconsin's Past - History of the Badger State & De Soto, Crawford County | 17 & 42 | 19 & 46 |
| Chief Black Hawk - a belated tribute paid | 18 | 20 |
| Land of Dreams -
Northeastern Iowa Paradise by Edgar R. Harlan Photo of Dorchester |
19 & 38 | 21 & 42 |
| Steps in the Bridge Growth - photos of the bridge construction | 20 | 24 |
| Old Mount Hosmer | 21 & 44 | 25 & 48 |
| While Waters Run - narrative & construction photos | 22 | 26 |
| Pride of Winneshiek by Edwin
C. Bailey Lithograph of Decorah, 1875 |
23, 48 & 50 | 27, 52 & 54 |
| The Scenic Mississippi - photos of the Mississippi River | 24 | 28 |
| Highway Number Nine - thoroughfare across Iowa from Wisconsin to South Dakota | 25 & 34 | 29 & 38 |
| Lansing in the Good Old Days - two early Lansing views | 26 | 30 |
| And Now, Lansing in Winter and Summer - two current (1931) views of Lansing | 27 | 31 |
| Memorial Day at Lansing, 1931 - photos of Boy Scouts, school children, Sea Scouts, American Legion, Townspeople and the band | 28 | 32 |
| The River Bottoms | 29 & 34 | 33 & 38 |
| Pictures of Lansing "Old Timers" - photos of the 1907 Lansing HS graduating class, the Band of Hope of the Presbyterian church ca1900 and the 4th & 5th grades Lansing public schools, June 1886 (the people in all of these photos are identified but the pictures aren't very good) | 30 | 34 |
| In the Good Old Days -
random notes and incidents about things of interest that
happened before most of us were born Photo of the 1st train to arrive in Waukon, 1877 |
31-32 | 35-36 |
| Nehi Bottling Co., Decorah, Iowa - advertisement | 33 | 37 |
| C.J. Casey - City Meat Market - advertisement | 34 | 38 |
| De Soto, Wisconsin - business advertisements | 35 | 39 |
| Standard Oil Co., prop.
Robert B. Cooper; Bungalow Cafe, prop. Mrs. Cleo
Robertson - advertisements Photos of other Mississippi River bridges, Rock Island, IL to Davenport, IA and Eads Bridge at St. Louis, MO. |
36 | 40 |
| R.A. Cavers Cash & Carry Store; Bechtel's Barber Shop; New Grand Hotel Waukon; Erickson & Paulson Taxi Service & Carroll's Cafe - advertisements | 37 | 41 |
| Photo of Pulpit Rock & advertisment for National Bank of Decorah | 38 | 42 |
| Allan's Fashions, La Crosse; Bailey's Cafe, Lansing; Model Clothing Store, F.J. Hilkin & L.A. Unterberger, proprietors, Lansing - advertisements | 39 | 43 |
| Allamakee County
Professional Directory Pioneer Auto Co. Super Service Station - advertisment G. Kerndt & Brothers first business establisment in Allamakee co. - photo |
40 | 44 |
| Ralph Thorsten, owner & operator, boat rides; J.C. Penney Co., Waukon; Sugar Bowl Ice Cream, Decorah - advertisements | 41 | 45 |
| Schafer Brothers, General Merchandise - advertisement | 42 | 46 |
| Poem: "Iowa, Beautiful
Land" Pohlman's Cash Shoe Store; Kehr Brothers Hardware; J.G. Minert Ford Sales & Service Phillip 66 Gas; Hale & Sons, Waukon - advertisements |
43 | 47 |
| Wayne Bieber & Matt A. Bechtel, Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. Products - advertisement | 44 | 48 |
| Carter & Herman, The Rexall Store; K. Helle, shoes; Bodega Lunch Club (La Crosse) & B & B Store, Waukon - advertisements | 45 | 49 |
| A.B. Bergland, Model Restaurant, Decorah - advertisement | 46 | 50 |
| Julius Rieth Estate Hardware, Arthur M. Douty, manager; Drs. Brooke & Bakkum, Chirpractic Health Service; Tony Ahlstrom, West Side Garage; Landmark Inn - advertisements | 47 | 51 |
| The Posten Press, Anundsen Publishing Co., publishers of Decorah-Posten - advertisement | 48 | 52 |
| Nachtwey's Drug Store; Giblertson, Schafer & Co.; Cota Theatre - advertisements | 49 | 53 |
| Penney Progress - the story of the Waukon J.C. Penney Co. | 50 | 54 |
| Hotel Winnesheik, Decorah; Interstate Finishers, Charles City; Conrad Fur Co., La Crosse; S and D Cafe, Waukon - advertisements | 51 | 55 |
| D.F. Wolfe, Poultry, Eggs, Wool & Cream - advertisement | 52 | 56 |
| The Building News July 1,
1832 Wolfe's Cafe - advertisement |
53 | 57 |
| E.J. Parman, Pharmacist; Elsie Hefty, Millinery; Mosher Studio - advertisements | 54 | 58 |
| Rivoli and Majestic Theatres, LaCrosse, Wisconsin - advertisment | 55 | 59 |
| Decorah Merchants & Business Men - advertisement | 56 | 60 |
| Aschom Brothers, General Merchandise, 1919-1931, photo & advertisement | inside back cover | 61 |
| Mott & Company, Ready-to-Wear & Dry Goods Store, Decorah, photo and advertisement | back cover | 62 |
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