Category Archives: history

Sentimental Journey

Posted on July 29, 2010 by doug

I heard from a friend that there was a B-17 bomber at the Ankeny, IA airport so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go take a look with my son. We of course had the camera ready to capture … Continue reading →

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Parade -Downtown Des Moines

Posted on April 16, 2010 by doug

Remember the good ol’ days of parades through downtown Des Moines on brick roads? Me neither. These photos were taken circa 1880 about 130 years ago. I don’t have a lot of information about any of these photos other than … Continue reading →

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1877 Train Wreck near Des Moines, IA (Wrap up)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by doug

Time to share all the details that I have gather together during my quest to learn more about this photo I finally made it out to what I believe may be the site of the wreck back in 1877 over … Continue reading →

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More details about train wreck-1877

Posted on March 9, 2010 by doug

Ok, I have to admit that first post was just to try and get you hooked so you had to find out more about this train wreck.   Here are more details from this train wreck and a glimpse of … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s worst train wreck?

Posted on March 8, 2010 by doug

Ok, I am excited about this one. I have a photo of a train wreck with very little information to go on in order to try and re-create the story around it. On the back of photo there is a … Continue reading →

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