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37 Cars Of Milwaukee Derailed Near Persis
A Huge Cleanup Job...faced Milwaukee work crews as they started removing wreckage of the 37-car derailment at the Mosquito Creek bridge near Persia. A section of the badly damaged bridge is visible in the center of the picture.
4.65 Inch Storm Floods CB Streets, Basements; Strong Winds Down Trees
Two-Story House...fell into its own basement after it was undermined by heavy rains. The house was moved to a new foundation at Fifteenth Street and Avenue H within the past week.
41 Persons live together as on 'family' at home near McClelland
Since 1903 . . .this many widowed brick building near McClelland has served as the Pottawattamie County Home for the Aged. This is a view of the main entrance.
4th Generation On Dolph Homestead
Dolph Homestead . . . is shown in this drawing by Miss Ellen Dolph. Home was built nearly 80 years ago. The cement walk across the front yard was the first of its kind in Mills County. Some of the original shrubs and bushes still grow in the yard.
50-year activist lobbying for seniors
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55,733 Persons In Co. Bluffs City Limits; Gain Of 10,304 Since 1950
A "Growing" Story...is told by these figures exhibited by District Census Director Percy A. Lainson
60-Foot Long Wall Of New Gym At Eastside Collapses
All That Remains...of west wall of Eastside addition gymnasium now under construction is pile of cement block rubble. Job superintendent would not speculate on cause of collapse. photo was taken immediately after collapse by a Nonpareil reporter…
7200 Strike Against I.C. - Protest By Unions Over Settlement; I.C. Railroad At Near Standstill - About 40 Workers In C.B. On Strike
All Is Quiet . . . in most sections of the Illinois Central Railroad yard here. This picture was taken near Thirteenth Street and Avenue F.
9 Freight Cars, Contents Burn In McPaul Derailment; Broken Truck Is Blamed
Jutting Skyward...at McPaul derailment, this flat car didn't get into orbit Tuesday. Its load, polished slabs of granite, slid off, foreground. Other picture on page 5.
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Old No. 5...emerges through a cloud of swirling snow with its last string of passenger cards for Council Bluffs
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Swinging Down...from the engine cab are crewmen James Nelson, the fireman, and engineer Tom Ogilvie.
A 'Lift' For SW Iowa Drivers - 40 More Miles Of Interstate To Open Labor Day
Heavy Black Line . . . across center of map indicates segment of Interstate 80 that will be opened to traffic Labor Day from a point east of Dexter to an interchange on Highway 71 northeast of Atlantic.
A Blend Of The Past, Comfort Of Present - East Pierce Street Landmark
Eighty-nine Years . . . of local history are wrapped up in this red brick home on East Pierce St., the pioneer residence of George Keeline. It is owned now by Mr. and Mrs. Don Harrison.
A Blend Of The Past, Comfort Of Present - East Pierce Street Landmark
Modern Interior . . . shows few surviving features of the past. This view from the living room takes in the entrance hall and the dining room, where Mrs. Harrison is preparing to serve dinner. The walnut stairway is the same as it was in 1869.
A Blend Of The Past, Comfort Of Present - East Pierce Street Landmark
This Early View . . . of the same house was recorded in 1869, the same year it was built. The original front porch was replaced by a larger structure in 1895, later reduced to its former size.
A Brightening Sky
A pennant of smoke across the dark winter sky waves from the stacks of the Iowa Power and Light Co. generating plant on the Missouri River. Boaters yet this year will have easy access to this scene shot from a recreational area being developed north…
A Cute Little Man At Bloomer School
Looking Over "Norman Knight"...the mascot of Bloomer School, are new administrators Jim Howard, principal; Jesse Fitch, curriculum director, and Melvin Johnson, assistant principal.
A Full-Length Mirror
A Full Length Mirror...in the alley looking north between Main and Fourth streets just before the fog set in reflected power poles in the welcome sunshine.
A Good Label: 'Made In Council Bluffs'
What do you know about Council Bluffs industry? The 37 insignia on this page represent a big share of the variety of products which might bear the label: "Made in Council Bluffs." How many do you recognize?