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Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 2
Centennial lock
Shovel is added to time capsule
Placing items . . . in a time capsule buried Monday near the new Pottawattamie County Courthouse draws interest from spectators present. Everything from slips of paper with names on them to Ms. magazine was dropped into the vault which will be opened…
Birds are for people
Perched behind glass . . . in the wild bird collection, eagle, hawk. and owls are among about 360 specimens in the Stempel collection. Some other are on display at Iowa Western Community College. -- Nonpareil photo.
Birds are for people
Perched behind glass . . . in the wild bird collection, eagle, hawk. and owls are among about 360 specimens in the Stempel collection. Some other are on display at Iowa Western Community College. -- Nonpareil photo.
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 3, tower
Pottawattamie County Division of Communications
Pottawattamie County Division of Communications, Betty Thompson
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Two of the three . . . dispatch consoles are shown in this picture. Don Dinatalli keeps track of the sheriff's calls, while Diane Hatcher, the center's newest dispatcher, is trained by Jean Walter.
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Taking a fire call . . . is Tony Ward, one of the three dispatchers on duty. From his console, Ward is in touch with firefighters going to the scene and with the fire chief.
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Keeping track . . . of the city's fire equipment is Don Dinatalli. The locator board in the 911 center shows the location of every fire truck at any given moment. The operator on duty at the fire console is responsible sending additional equipment if…
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Making a duplicate . . . tape of some of the calls to the 911 center is director William Pierce. All incoming calls and all for the center's radio transmissions are taped and held for a minimum of six months, he said.
Power, Thomas S. Gen.
General Thomas S. Power Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters
Power, Thomas S. Gen.
General Thomas S. Power Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters
'Keel" is laid
'Keel' is laid: Like the keel of a giant ship, the spillway at Prairie Rose Lake southeast of harlan is beginning to extend up the hill and around behind the dam at the new lake. The spillway will keep the water in the 218-acre lake at a constant…
Summer lake fun at Prairie
Among the summer recreation facilities . . . in Southwest Iowa is Prairie Rose State Park located 14 miles northeast of the junction of Interstate 80 and Highway 59 and about 10 miles west of Elk Horn. Boating, fishing and swimming is permitted at…
Prairie Rose Lake and State Park Shelby County
Prairie Rose Lake and State Park Shelby County
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 18, 1887."
Council Bluffs Municipal Band
Postcard picturing the Council Bluffs Municipal Band. Partial list of names on back.
Holy Family Church
Photograph of the exterior of Holy Family Church at 23rd street and Avenue B.