Front Hall...of the Wilcox Mansion is inspected by Bob Wilcox and his father Glen. The chandelier is equipped with both gas electricity. Dining room is through door to right. The antique beauty of the home will disappear with the advance of…
It's obvious that time has weighed heavily on this weather-beaten barn south of Magnolia. After many years of service, the structure is showing signs of age, and its backbone begins to succumb oddly to gravity.
Lt. Col. Mathew A. Tinley, indicated by the arrow, is shown leading the 168th infantry, of which Company L of Council Bluffs was a part, on the march in France. In the foreground is Sgt. Oliver W. Holmes of Council Bluffs, who later was killed in…
Thomas Jefferson High School students and graduates are presenting a tribute to R.H. Flanders Thursday at 12:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Fanders, seated in the center of the group, is T.J.'s former drama teacher and current…
To feed machine . . . an all hydraulic gantry crane sits high above wheels and rails to keep the hungry shredder's hopper full. Big jaws on the crane easily grab an auto off the pile of thousands on hand. The bodies are fed into the Alter yard from…
Leo A. Hoegh poses here today after President Eisenhower picked him to head the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization which opens for business July 1. Hoegh now directs the Civil Defense Administration, which is being merged with the Office…
Looking at paintings of Granada . . . are Janet and Joan Harding, Jose Montoya and Warren Harding. The color sketches were brought by Jose as gifts to the Hardings. --Nonpareil Photo.
The Dodge Light Guard Armory at Pearl St. and Fifth Ave. will be replaced with a new $200,000 structure. The newer section of the building, at the left, will be retained. The outlined section will be razed.
These buildings at Seventh street and Fifth avenue will be razed for construction of a new St. Francis high school building. The high school occupies the center building, while the sisters are now housed in the left wing. The auditorium is at the…
Shopping for winter coat . . . at local store is Gunnar Sigurosson. Helping him are Robert and Marcia Robnett, hosts for the foreign exchange student. --Nonpareil Photo.
New Tinley School...on southwest corner of Eighth St. and Avenue G is ready for occupancy. Students will move from the Eighth Street School, left, into the new $344,000 building on Friday.
Today...the same space is occupied by The Nonpareil publishing plant. The paper's building was created shortly after fire destroyed the Brown building in the middle 20's.
Today...all the old buildings are gone, except the one at extreme left. Dominating the present scene are the B and G Hosiery Shops, the Clark Drug Store and Joe Smith and Co. Citizens no longer line stiffly for such a common occurrence as a…