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Letter to Amelia Bloomer from William J. Bok
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from William J. Bock of the New York Syndicate Press, thanking her for the sentiments recently sent to him. He notes that the New York Graphic illustrator tells him that Bloomer will give him a portrait to illustrate.
Lewis 'Researches' Garbage Collection
A Bag Of Garbage . . . is tossed onto the city's Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) by City Councilman Dan Lewis. He is researching the garbage collection situation in Council Bluffs.
Lewis & Clark Medallion
The Lewis & Clark Historical Association of Sioux City has issued a silver or gold medallion honoring Sgt. Charles Floyd, the first American soldier to die west of the Mississippi River and the only fatality of the historic Lewis & Clark expedition…
Lewis & Clark Monument & Trail
Lewis & Clark Monument at Rainbow Point in Council Bluffs, IA
Lewis & Clark Monument & Trail
Rifle Slugs Mar Stone Carving . . . commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition at the monument north of Council Bluffs.
Lewis Scuba Team Needs Funds - Walkie-Talkies First On List
Checking Out Equipment . . . and trying to figure out ways of financing their operation are Bob Moon Jr., Dean Perry, Bruce Turner, Eric Nelson and Brian Perry, members of the Lewis Township Volunteer Fire Department Scuba Team.
Liberty Bell Replica Rings
Mayor Raymond Pogge is dwarfed Wednesday afternoon by the 2,080 pound Liberty Bell replica being shown at Richman Gordman stores in the Metropolitan area. The bell is one of 53 cast in the France in 1950.
The bell will travel around Nebraska this…
The bell will travel around Nebraska this…
Library bond campaign aimed at active voters
Putting books . . . on shelves that are too small is not an easy thing to do, according to Loree Foroughi-Gross, 114 Fifteenth Ave., a library staff member shown here putting away books. A larger library, the main reason for the bond proposal in…
Library finds answers.
15,000 books for sale.
The grubby job . . . of sorting and pricing some of more than 10,000 used books for the fifth annual Friends of the Library used book sale is being done by volunteers Jo Brosnihan (left), Nan Palmer and Mary Ann Leibel. -Nonpareil photo by Jane…
Library has book problem
Library facilities . . . are explained by Mildred Smock, librarian, to the board of trustees: N.T. Sondag, Philip J. Wilson, Robert W. Turner, Willard Nyquist and Mrs. Harry C. Voss. --Nonpareil Photo.
Library without walls continues to get larger
Glancing at . . . the day's requests from the teletype system, Library Director Mildred Smock marvels at the technology that has made the Council Bluffs Library virtually a library without walls. -Nonpareil Photo.
Life Begins At 50 For Ex-Southwest Iowans - At The Masonic Manor . . .
Twenty-One Story Manor . . . is home of many area Masons and affiliates. Shown here are Mrs. H.P. Dowling and Mrs. Grace Newlean, with the Rev. and Mrs. Carson C. Bransby.