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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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Read "The Book of the Black Hawk Bridge"

The booklet is in Adobe pdf format - to view it you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer - file is large 15.4mb

Browse the book or use this table of contents to find the pages in the book that interest you
~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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