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World Radio Laboratories fire
World Radio Laboratories building fire at 738-744 West Broadway.
World Radio Laboratories fire
World Radio Laboratories fire 738-744 West Broadway.
Asst. Chief Figgins
Asst. Chief Figgins
World Radio Fire
World Radio Laboratory. 738-744 W. Broadway
Woolworth fire
Woolworth 5 & 10 Cent Store. 4th St. & Broadway.
Woodbine fire
Destroyed building housing the Sorey Bros. Construction Co. and the Fontenelle Frames and Upholstery Co. located along Highway 30 at the edge of Woodbine.
Wigwam Grocery fire
Wigwam Grocery, Cunningham Grocery, Hansen's Pastry Shop 100-104 W Broadway.
Wickham Building fire
Photograph of the Wickham Building fire.
West Broadway fire
Upstairs Downstairs Lounge B& B Auto Body 1015-17 West Broadway
Water Tower
I.C. Water Tower 13th and Ave. N. Eng 1 Crew 8th and Main
Warren Feed and Grain fire
Sifting through the smoking remains of the office area of Warren Feed and Grain Co. are three Council Bluffs firefighters. The one story building was almost totally consumed by the blazing inferno in about an hour although thousands of gallons of…
Warren Feed and Grain Co. fire
Photograph of fire at 900 S. 8th St.
Warehouse fire
A city fireman pours water into a building at Thirteenth Street and West Broadway under the Broadway Viaduct. Officials say the fire may have been set.
Waldo Merrill
Waldo Merrill, Chief Oct. 1, 1940 to Jan. 17, 1964
Wagon Wheel Tavern fire
Dousing the interior of the Wagon Wheel Tavern, 830 N. 8th St. are Council Bluffs Fireman Harold Jensen and Larry French in the snorkel rig.
Visiting Nurses
Visiting Nurse's Association assisting Local #15 members in distributing Invalid Stickers.
Vanice Grain fire
Manning an aerial ladder are Council Bluffs firemen, monitoring the progress of the intense fire at the elevator. Firemen from the Bluffs were joined by unites of the Omaha Fire Department in controlling the blaze, which started about 8:30 p.m.
Vanice Elevator Fire
Vanice Grain Elevator
Vance Grain Inc. elevator fire
Photos of Vance Grain elevator fire at 3300 First Ave.
Two Children Die as Water Tank Falls
Two children were killed and their mothers injured when a 100-foot water storage tank collapsed and fell on their house. The tank, which had a storage capacity of 125,000 gallons, let loose a 100,000 gallon torrent of water and ice. The photo shows…
Training for State Tournaments.
Training for State Tournaments. At Council Bluffs Fair Grounds, north of Ave G and 19th St. Frank Hitchcock, Bill Grote, Frank Parks, Ed Wright and Jim Cotter