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Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again.
Four Acres Is Proposed Site For Baptist Church
Looking Over Land...designated for the construction of a new Baptist Church are Dr. Allan R. Knight, Melvin Smith and William V. Renner.
Fr. De Smet Spiritual Columbus in Territory During City's Infancy
Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, Jesuit priest, who established the upper Missouri river valley's first church in a blockhouse on the present site of Council Bluffs.
Franchise Styles Have Meaning, Too - Howard Johnson Blends Church, Travel
Blending Elements Of Church And Travel . . . the Council Bluffs Howard Johnson's is designed to look like the 1,000 other restaurants across the country.
Frank Fischer
Photograph of Frank Fischer.
Franklin Feels Age; Would Be Razed
Crumbling Brick...in a basement classroom at Franklin School is held by Principal David McConnell. Overcrowded conditions at the school force use of the basement both as a storage area and classroom.
Franklin Feels Age; Would Be Razed
Meeting With Students...at Franklin School in the basement classroom, McConnell notes that many of the major cracks and holes have been temporarily patched and painted.
Franklin Manor Has New Look; Interior, Exterior Remodeling Done
Recent Remodeling...on the home included a new stucco and marble crete front.
Free book covers lack school approval
Pat Edie, a volunteer for Citizens for Community Improvement, and CCI President Darlene Stevens display book covers bearing photos of missing children in the group wants to distribute to students at schools in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area. CCI has…
Freedom Train Hits Bluffs Stop 3rd Try
Steam Rolls...out of the stacks of the American Freedom Train as it went through Council Bluffs railroad yards Monday on its way to Omaha. The train and its exhibits will be open for public viewing beginning Tuesday. The train required the help of…
Freedom Train Is Coming
The Freedom Train...displays the various flags that have once flown over American soil. Although the 2,100-foot train has 25 cars plus a steam locomotive, only 10 of the cars have public exhibits. Display cars in the front must be viewed from the…
Freedom Train is Coming
On Board...the Freedom Train is Michelle Watson, who has Southwest Iowa relatives. She is public relations coordinator for the train and travels with it from city to city. She feels the "gypsy" in her blood makes the job enjoyable.
Freedom Train Is Coming
A Porcelain Replica...of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is located in a special coach for the Freedom Train staff and is not open to the public. In the fackground[sic] is a statue of a Navy "salt" and a poster of the Freedom Train…
Freedom Train Is Coming
Leonard Tripp...of Sioux Falls showed up in his antique conductor's hat. He's not part of the display. I'm just a railroad nut," the retired college professor said.
Freeway To Cost $38 Million
Interchange Driving Will Come Naturally - Brush Up A Bit, But . . .
From North Sixteenth Street . . . the twin lanes of Interstate 29 jog alongside the Missouri River to approximately Thirty-seventh Street and Avenue G, where they curve south. You are looking southwest. Converging lanes in the foreground form the…
Freeway To Cost $38 Million
Take A Look:
This massive aerial photo, with the Council Bluffs Interstate super-imposed, will be on display at Carrier Hall in The Nonpareil Bldg. until 9 p.m. Tuesday and for several evenings thereafter. Miss Margaret Adams of Neola, an employee at the United…
Freeway To Cost $38 Million
Interchange Driving Will Come Naturally - Brush Up A Bit, But . . .
Airport Exchange . . . will link two Interstate highways. This view, pointing northeast, shows Interstate 29 running across the bottom of the photo. Interstate 80 heads up Mosquito Creek Valley. The center of the interchange is about 1,000 feet north…
Fremont County (Iowa) Courthouse
Photograph of the Fremont County Courthouse
Fremont County Hamlet Of Know Was Once A Thriving Community - Only Memories and General Store Remain . . .
A Single Store . . . and many memories are all that remain of the once thriving community of Knox in Fremont County. Mrs. Lillian From operates the rural store.