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Couple gets boost for Wickham house restoration
O.P. Wickham house, 616. S. Seventh St.
Couple Leaves On Trip To Holy Land
Pastor and Mrs. Richard D. Hogan . . . of First Christian Church.
Couple Likes State Lawmaking
Lawmakers Joan and Jack Hester
Couple must get state permit, bite was just part of getting 'bear' facts
Accepting a friendly nibble . . . is Humane Officer Jerry Archibald from one of two black bears on a farm near Crescent. The officer and several county and state officials checked the condition of the bears Thursday afternoon. --Nonpareil Photo,
Couple rescuing homes from years of neglect
Posing With...an old organ in one of the Victorian homes they own on South Seventh Street are Maurice and Carole Bergquist, 616 S. Seventh. They plan to christen the street Victorian Row, a group of houses that will have apartments, shops and a…
Court House, Council Bluffs, IA
Photograph of the second Courthouse in Council Bluffs, 1866.
Courthouse Time Capsule To Be Opened
A Celebration Marking The Centennial Of The Shelby County Courthouse Will Be Held Aug. 1
Courthouses Have Colorful Histories
Concealing Its Age . . . is the Pottawattamie County Sub-Courthouse in Avoca. The brick building's construction predates the county's earliest records of it from 1885.
Covalt's Concert Band
Photograph of Covalt's Concert Band at Lake Manawa.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
Pouring Molten Steel . . . into manhole cover forms are M.L. McMiller, Omaha, at the ladle handle and three other Katelman Foundry steelworkers. The liquid reaches 2800 degrees before the men fill their 35 to 40 daily molds. When completed, the rings…
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
Plans Are Created . . . by company draftsmen for a variety of manhole covers. This sketch is part of a two-inch thick book of cover designs.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
After It Is Molded . . . this is how the design above looks. This cover is at Mynster and Seventh Streets.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
The Katelman Name . . . is found on most manhole covers around town. Some give pedestrians a friendly "clank" when walked on.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
A Beehive Cover . . . allows excess water to enter the opening below but strains out such undesirables as weeds and sticks.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
Preparing A Cap . . . to stop the steel flowing from the cupola into the ladle is Willie Riley, Omaha. The steel worker uses a sand mixture similar to what the molds are made of to stop the molten steel flow each time the ladle is ready.
Covered Wagon Spurs Old West Study; In THe Halls Of Learning
Displaying The Covered Wagon...they built are Edison Junior High freshmen Jim Frieze, Russell Lekey, Roger Fox, Sherry Anderson and Bill Lane.
Crane Activity
City Hall saw a little activity Friday morning as a crane owned by Paulson Construction Company of Council Bluffs lifted an air conditioning unit into place atop the "penthouse."
Crash scene
Crash scene...spectators view the damaged two-seater airplane. Note the piece of wing, ripped from the plane. The craft hit the power pole before crashing to the ground.
Creation of Department of Finance consolidates Jobs, Saves Tax Dollars
Director Nels Hanse, Treasurer Lucille Morris, and Deputy Glen Haynes, team up to perform duties that previously required the servies of five employees.
Credit Engineer In Zephyr Crash; His Action Prevented More Injuries
Demolished Diesel Unit...lies on its side along Burlington Railroad at wreck scene. Nonpareil photo by Don Patton.