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Mayor Maynard Telpner officially opens the new McDonald's Hamburger Restaurant at 2629 W. Broadway Tuesday. Taking part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony are George Beno Jr., representing the Chamber of Commerce; John Skoog and B.L. Copeland, co-owners,…

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Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…

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Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Offices of N. P. Dodge from June 1862 to 1863 located near Broadway & Bancroft St. about no 341 (building on left). Offices of N. P. Dodge…

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Portions of the twin parlors...in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

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One view of the library...where one of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

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The general's desk, right...is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

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The general's soft felt hat, the last he wore...and his cane still hand in "their" place in the downstairs hallway. note portion of winding staircast [sic]0p and the old time light fixture.

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A full view...of the large entrance hall. The library and dining room are on the right. The twin parlors are to the left of the hallway.

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The general's desk, right . . . is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

Dodge_House_#1_02_13_1950_02_1.jpg
Portions of the twin parlors . . . in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

Dodge_House_#1_02_13_1950_03_1.jpg
One view of the library . . . where on of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

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Signs Come Down . . . about the state park so they can be repaired and freshened up for next season. Ranger Reisinger loosens the bolts that hold a sign near the Eleventh Street entrance. Other seasonal chores include attending many meetings for…

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Four Atomizers . . . containing propylene-glycol based fluid are hooked up to emission stacks in the dehydration plant at Beefland. The atomizers spray a fine mist into the stacks to mask any possible odor from the stack gasses.

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Access roads to the several projects presently under construction at the Missouri Valley Atlas missile site and the grading work being done at each project provide an odd pattern in this aerial picture. The road at the right and across the top of the…

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Oberne, McDaneld & Co. hides, wool and furs. East side of Main and 5th

Fire Fighters - 9-8-1968.tif
Oakland firemen are shown wearing firefighting gear as a warm-up for the competition in Monday's annual Fall Festival, when firemen from throughout Southwest Iowa will take part in a water fight tournament for cash prizes.

Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission1960_12_30.jpg
At Organizational Meeting. . . of Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission are its five members. They are: Dr. Leo Dick of Oakland, Robert Gronstal of Treynor, and Clyde Talley of Council Bluffs, all seated; Douglas Peters of Council Bluffs and…

Fire Fighters - 2-5-1969 Bernard O'Neill & Herb Rock at explosion at Oakland.tif
Blast area is pointed out by Bernard O'Neill and Herb Rock both of Avoca and relatives of Wilber McCown who was injured in the mishap. Rock was pulling the light switch that apparently set off the explosion. McCown landed against the furnace at left…

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Three postcards depicting Oakland Avenue in Council Bluffs, IA.
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