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Children's Square on cover of international magazine
Construction of the Paul Goodenow Discovery park is about a month away from completion, said Gary Grenier, associate director of the Christian Home Association. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Christian Home cites local families
Dr. Don Bartlette (left) who was born with no upper lip and only a partial nose, gestures as eh talks about the love and attention he received from a woman who took him under her wing. Bartlette was the main speaker at a program in recognition of…
Introducing 'psycho-education' to Bluffs
Nadine Rey, a youth life educator from France, plays backgammon with a client at the Christian Home. Rey is at CHA under an exchange program. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Cosby Home "hero'
Christian Home executive director Andrew Ross presents comedian Bill Cosby with a medallion for giving youths messages of courage and success. Cosby was in Omaha recently, performing at Ak-Sar-Ben. Ross went backstage to present the award which is…
Christian Home marks centennial; 'Gala affair'
"Heroism" is helping"...is the theme given Monday to "silent heroes" of the Christian Home.
Christian Home Association File #2
Portrait of Harold Blatt, Executive Director of Christian Home Association-- Children's Square
Christian Home Association File #2
Portrait of Gary Gremer, Vice President of Planning/Marketing at Christian Home Association --Children's Square U.S.A.
Christian Home Association File #2
Portrait of Gary R. Carlson, President of the Christian Home Association Foundation
Christian Home Association File #2
portrait of Gary Emenitove, Public Information Coordinator at Christian Home Association -- Children's Square U.S.A.
Christian Home Association File #2
portrait of Andrew Ross, President/C.E.O. of Christian Home Association--Children's Square U.S.A.
Christian Home Association File #2
A woman with a stethoscope checking heart rate of another woman, sitting in a chair
Cars Derail On IC Line
Wrecked Freight Cars . . . ditched in the derailment were thrown and pushed from the right-of-way. The accident occurred just south of the Honey Creek interchange of I-29.
Cars Derail On IC Line
Clearing Right Of Way . . . at the scene of the Illinois Central derailment Sunday 12 miles north of Council Bluffs, work crews ready the grade for laying new rails. Empty boxcars have been dozed to either side of torn-out track section.
Picket IC Railroad
Henry Watkins, 3437 Eighth Ave., a switchman, and K.J. Buhman, 310 Park Ave., engineer, Friday stand picket duty at Thirteenth Street and Avenue G. About 26 members of United Transportation Union Local 520 have joined some 4,000 workers in 14 states…
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.
Old Bridge Still Swings
Trains, like the one at top, have steamed across this bridge for nearly nine decades. It is the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad swing bridge. The Council Bluffs span was built in 1893. A second span, on the Omaha side, was built in 1904 when the…
Relaxing At The Swing
Manning the entrance of one of two swing bridges in the United States is Bernardo Benavides. The Council Bluffs span was built in 1893, and the Omaha side was built later when the river changed course. Only the Council Bluffs side is used today.
Old Bridge Is A Real Swinger
Oiling The Gears . . . in the bridge operating house is Bernardo Benavides, 2000 Fourth Ave., who has been working on the bridge for many years. Power for the swing starts in the operating house and is transmitted to the turntables through heavy…
Old Bridge Is A Real Swinger
Many Wheels . . . allow the bulky swing sections to turn on the piers that rest on bedrock. Illinois Central Trainmaster John Moran explained that the weight of the 75 foot wide bridge is not known.
Old Bridge Is A Real Swinger
The Illinois Central Missouri River swing bridge is one of only three of its type in the United States and has been serving the railroad since 1893. The first swing span was built on the Iowa side in 1893, but a change in the river channel forced the…