Des Moines, Iowa, East Coast Journey
Iowa State Capitol in background. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
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Tulips in Bloom, Adel, Iowa, East Coast Journey
A small-town gas station with a flower garden. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Downtown Omaha, 1950, East Coast Journey
1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Nebraska State Capitol Building: East Coast Journey
1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Nebraska Farm Near Lincoln: East Coast Journey
1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Platte River Bridge, US 30, Nebraska: East Coast Journey
1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Platte River, Nebraska: East Coast Journey
This is the Platte River, a friend indeed to Oregon and California Trail pioneers. It is said to be “a mile wide and an inch deep.” 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Pioneer Wagon Tourist Stop, Kearney, Nebraska: East Coast Journey
This is an example of the “tourist traps” that flourished along America’s highways before Interstate highways cut off their access and highway beautification laws forced them to take down their signs. Kearney, Nebraska is close to Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village, which is worth … Continue reading →
East Coast Journey: Tourist Stop, Kearney, Nebraska, 1950
People in Nebraska are proud that their state formed a major part of the route of the wagon trains headed west. Certainly the path through Nebraska was a lot easier to travel than the mountains and deserts that the pioneers … Continue reading →
Wasatch Front, Utah: East Coast Journey
Near Tremonton, Utah 1950 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →