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This Is Council Bluffs
tugboat churns its way upstream on the Missouri Riber pushing its barges. Council Bluffs already has become a frequent port-of-call for water traffic such as this and local businessmen hope to see it increase. This view, taken north of the South…
This Is Council Bluffs
From the air, homesites at the junction of Bennett Avenue and Highway 6 provide a study in suburban residential planning. The curve of Highway 6 bends in at upper right. Bennett Avenue runs across the top of the photo. Adrian Street cuts…
This Is Council Bluffs
A popular recreation area, Lake Manawa's facilities are used by residents of Southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the aerial photo, the village of Manawa is at the right. A housing development, with a canal leading in to the lake, is at the…
This Is Council Bluffs
This Is Council Bluffs: Eastside Junior High School and its rustic surroundings present this view from the air. That's Bennett Avenue running across the bottom of the photo and Bonham Avenue just left of the school parking lot. At the top center,…
This Is Council Bluffs
Somehow summer-like temperatures turn lakes and streams into magnets for anyone whose hand is shaped to fit a fishing pole. Larry Jensen, 400 North Thirty-second street, and Rober Taylor, 1907 Sixth avenue, were lured to the shores of Big Lake to…
This must be the place
Donna Gell and Bev Frohardt knew their journey from one building to another was over when they found the Pottawattamie County Courthouse sign. They are employees in the County Auditor's Office which is in the midst of moving into the new courthouse.…
This Young Bike Rider Was 'Lucky'
A Damaged Bicycle...school books and a lost shoe tell a story that could have ended tragically. Tommy Gardner, 9, 3117 Avenue C, looks over the belongings of Bruce Dawkins.
Thomas Flynn
Photograph of Thomas Flynn, firefighter
Thomas Jefferson Marks Its Golden Anniversary
Varsity Cheerleaders...for Thomas Jefferson High School form the numeral "50" signifying the celebration of the school's 50th year in Council Bluffs. Forming the five, from top to bottom, are Cam Rossie, Toni Jackson, Denise Walker, and Gloria…
Thomas Jefferson Students Respond
Part of the crew of over 100 Thomas Jefferson high school students who Wednesday responded to the call of the city for volunteer help to aid in filling bags and building up the west-end Missouri river levee. A like number from Abraham Lincoln high…
Thousands Applaud Comments Agnew Cheered In C.B.
Vice President Spiro Agnew . . . shakes the outstretched hands of young people attending the "coffee" Thursday at Lewis Central. L.C. students were given a short holiday from school to attend the event. Classes were to begin after the vice…
Thousands Applaud Comments Agnew Cheered In C.B.
The sign says . . . "Welcom to Council Bluffs" and that's exactly what thousands of Council Bluffs area residents did for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Thursday morning at Lewis Central High School. The group, predominately youth, included…
Thousands Applaud Comments Agnew Cheered In C.B.
State and local officials . . . greet Vice President Spiro Agnew as he mounts the platform at Lewis Central High School. Rep. William Scherle, R-Henderson, and Charles Hannan IV, chairman of the Pottawattamie County Republicans, shake hands with…
Three Coins in the fountain
[Photo is a cropped version of photo in this article]
Susan B. Anthony silver dollars are tossed into the fountain of 'The Boy With the Leaking Boot" statue.
Wishing for good luck are, from left, Mayor William Ballenger, Twila Craig and Joe…
Susan B. Anthony silver dollars are tossed into the fountain of 'The Boy With the Leaking Boot" statue.
Wishing for good luck are, from left, Mayor William Ballenger, Twila Craig and Joe…
Three Cooper Kids Lose Tonsils 'Like Troopers'
Look, No Tonsils...seem to be the words of Ricky, 4, and Gene, 3. Beth Marie, s (middle) is sill a little unhappy about the operation.
Three Die In Car-Truck Collision Near Treynor; C.B. Man, Wyoming Couple Victims
Officers At The Wreck Scene...carry Mrs. Elizabeth Horn of Council Bluffs from the wrecked car.
Three Giant Steamers Are Going West-For Last Time
Greasing Big Drives...on old "823" for its last run is Machinist Robert Swanger of Honey Creek. Drive wheels on the steam engines are six feet in diameter.
Three Killed In Fire
Firefighters inspect the house Thursday afternoon when embers in the living room reignited and began smoldering. Authorities said Friday that the fire started in wiring near the charred area above the garage door.