Salvaging Water Damaged Books at the Centennial Building
Iowa City historians describe salvaging efforts after a burst pipe left thousands of books soaked. EMS Catastrophe sent fans and a freezer truck to dry and freeze dry over 1,000 items in Texas. Most manuscripts diaries and maps survived with limited restoration needed.
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Meggers
Iowa City
Historical Society
EMS Catastrophe
Texas
Iowa
Curtis Manufacturing
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Museum
Rail passion drives a student to save central Iowa line
Mike Endres, a 22 year old Iowa State senior from Indianola, aims to save the Union Pacific high bridge and the Ankeny to Woodward rail line. He seeks cooperation from Ankeny to Woodward communities, plans freight and grain shipping, and envisions a tourist passenger train with rail history groups backing the effort. He pursues grants for acquisition and maintenance, hoping a plan forms in a few weeks.
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Madrid
Mike Endres
Des Moines River Valley
Endres
Union Pacific Railroad
Des Moines River Gorge
Woodward
Des Moines
Iowa State University
High Bridge
Indianola
Ankeny
Iowa
Sheldahl
Slater
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee
Matt Endres
Union Pacific
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UI Library
Gary Frost
Frost
Iowa State Senior
The
Chicago & North Western Historical Society
7Th Ave
Marion
Iowa Eye Center
Iowa Eye Center Optical
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Life Insurance
American Family Life Insurance Company
Amfam.com
Bret Thomson
Mt. Vernon Rd
S.E
Dave Braden Johnson
N.W
Jeff Barnes
Dennis Davis
Hiawatha
Mike C. David
Langs BK
Tnompss
Kurt Gustafson
Johnson Ave
Daryl Braun
Becky Stutzman
N. Park Place
N.E. Ste
Ken Meisinger
John Behnventer
Mike Ruedy
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