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CD_1946_Complete0000v3.pdf
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1946.

CD_1950_Complete0000v3.pdf
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1950.

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Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…

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Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department 1966 International Pitman Snorkel.

Fire Department 1972 American LaFrance at new #2 S. 27th.tif
1972 American LaFrance at new station #2 at S. 27th.

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Photographs of the damage from the 1988 tornado in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Stairway Design . . . is a good example of the painstaking detail found throughout the house. Leading from the downstairs reception room to upper bedrooms, it is made of solid oak. Massive window at the middle landing is 6 feet wide and 10 feet high.

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Historic Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen has changed very little since the day it was built. House at the left once served as a barn for the impressive dwelling.

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Door Dimensions . . . are pointed out by Mrs. Jensen. This unusual door is 2.5 inches thick and 8.5 feet high. It leads from the dining room to a butler's pantry.

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First Floor View . . . takes in the front parlor, sitting room and dining room, a distance of about 54 feet. Large sliding doors can be closed to shut off each room.

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The Georgian Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peterson has been sitting on the crest of Oakland Ave. since a few years after the Civil War.

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Victorian Furnishings . . . abound in the Peterson home. This view from the front parlor takes in the living room and a doorway glimpse of the kitchen. A number of articles shown here are older than the house.

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Historic Collection . . . of old furniture includes a matching chaperone's chair and loveseat which were used by the first owners of the house. The sideboard is considerably older than both.

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Bedroom Setting . . . would have been as appropriate in 1874 as it is today. Twin beds are modern reproductions, especially chosen to blend in with the other pieces. This is the master bedroom, and once was partitioned off to form two rooms.

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Completed Structure . . . of the Assembly of God Church was finished within 10 months after it had been only a basement building for seven years.

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This Welcoming Entry . . . serves a double purpose, turn to your right to enter the church proper or to the left to the new educational unit.

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The new First Bank at 1618 W. Broadway (top)
The original building, as seen a year ago, once housed Westmart Clothing Store (bottom)

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Rolling Out The Red Carpet . . . are left to right, Gary Hastings and Richard Hastings. The men, employees at a Council Bluffs carpeting company, rolled out the carpeting on the sidewalk in front of First Baptist Church to cut it in the right…
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