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Beebeetown Was Known for Special Events, Trading
A Marked Disinterest...in the tintype of his great-great grandparents is shown by David William McElwain as he sits in the lap of his grandmother, Mrs. Fred Ehlert. His great-uncle, L.J. Beebee holds the picture.
Beebeetown Readies For Its Centennial
Twenty-four of Beebeetown's 35 people...turned out for this picture taken at the town's main--and only--intersection. Beebeetown will celebrate its 100th birthday Saturday with centennial festivities and pee-wee baseball tournament.
Beebeetown's Big Parade
Beebeetown, the "biggest little town in Harrison County," celebrated its 100th birthday Saturday with a centennial parage viewed by nearly 4,000 spectators. About 80 units in the parade traveled a parade route of more than a mile, starting and…
Beebeetown, Iowa
Beebeetown school, exterior
Belgum, David
portrait of David Belgum, wearing white lab coat
Will New Interstate 29 Mean Free Bridge At Bellevue?
Bellevue GAR Memorial Toll Bridge...may get a new lease on life when Interstate 29 south of Council Bluffs opens. This is the upstream view from the new park south of Highway 370. Stacks of the Loup River Power District rise in the left of the…
Sewer Construction
Ditching operations for a new Bennett Avenue sewer line are shown under way Monday. This view of the project shows the line running northwest toward Bennett Avenue and the new Eastside Junior High from Mosquito Creek. The sewer will serve the…
Bennett Avenue Area
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area and housing developments south of Bennett Avenue.
That's Progress...
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area before development (1959)
That's Progress...
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area, after development (1970)
Pencils help ex-trucker create American flag
Bob Bensley admires his flag creation. "It took 10 years to find just the right shade of colors," he said. Bensley used 901 pencils to make his creation.
He hopes 'flag' puts Bluffs on map
Bob Bensley
Beno/Wickham Building
interior of department store, ca 19th century
display counters with stools for customer seating, clerks behind counters
display counters with stools for customer seating, clerks behind counters
Beno/Wickham Building
interior of department store, ca. 19th century
Oriental rugs on floor, several men and women standing by rugs
Oriental rugs on floor, several men and women standing by rugs
Beno/Wickham Building
Detail of brick arches, and carved friezes and column caps of the Wickham Building
Beno/Wickham Building
Photo of corner of Beno/Wickham Building (looking east); windows and doors boarded up, sidwalk closed