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Lincoln Monument, Council Bluffs
Photograph of the Lincoln Monument, Council Blufs, IA after renovation, July 1966.
Lincoln Monument, Council Bluffs
Historic sites -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Memorials -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Monuments -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1900-1950.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.
Memorials -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Monuments -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1900-1950.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.
Lincoln Memorial Plaque
Photograph of plaque on the Lincoln Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lincoln Man Hurt In Crash; Trapped In Auto For Nearly An Hour
Trapped In Wrecked Car...is Samuel Contreras. It took an hour to release him.
Lincoln Highway postcard
Postcard of Lincoln Highway between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Neb.
Limbs And Twigs
Limbs And Twigs...weave an intricate pattern against the backlight of a winter sun on the frozen expanse of Lake Manawa. Forecasters say temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday should take the edge off the deep freeze the Council Bluffs area has been…
Like pulling teeth
Like pulling teeth . . . this oversized machine called a motor puller just reaches under the hood to extract the car motor in one bite. Operator is "Shorty" Campbell who has jerked thousands of motors. New heavy machinery is currently being installed…
Like Fine Lace
Like Fine Lace...is this wintry work of nature on a wooded lane just off Timberlane. This picture was shot on the second day of spring.
Lifting Victim
Lifting Victim...Earl Jensen from plane are CAP Capt. Ralph Gamble, dark glasses, and Dr. Donald V. Hirst, in khaki uniform. Emergency Unit crewman Norvin Oamek stands ready to help, as does Police Sgt. N.J. Sulentic, back to camera.
Lifting victim
Lifting victim...Earl Jensen from plane are CAP Capt. Ralph Gamble, dark glasses, and Dr. Donald V. Hirst, in Khaki uniform. Emergency Unit crewman Norvin Oamek stand ready to help, as does Police Sgt. N. J. Sulentic, back to camera.
Life-Sized Wax Nativity Restored For Dunlap Farm Display
Life-sized wax figures, part of the Nativity scene at a rural Dunlap farm
Life-Sized Wax Nativity Restored For Dunlap Farm Display
Wax figure of one of the Three Wise Men from the Nativity display at a rural Dunlap farm
Library without walls continues to get larger
Glancing at . . . the day's requests from the teletype system, Library Director Mildred Smock marvels at the technology that has made the Council Bluffs Library virtually a library without walls. -Nonpareil Photo.
Library Staff Picnic
Photograph of the Library Staff picnic at Fairmount Park, 1929. Names written on back of photographs
Library has book problem
Library facilities . . . are explained by Mildred Smock, librarian, to the board of trustees: N.T. Sondag, Philip J. Wilson, Robert W. Turner, Willard Nyquist and Mrs. Harry C. Voss. --Nonpareil Photo.
Library finds answers.
15,000 books for sale.
The grubby job . . . of sorting and pricing some of more than 10,000 used books for the fifth annual Friends of the Library used book sale is being done by volunteers Jo Brosnihan (left), Nan Palmer and Mary Ann Leibel. -Nonpareil photo by Jane…
Library bond campaign aimed at active voters
Putting books . . . on shelves that are too small is not an easy thing to do, according to Loree Foroughi-Gross, 114 Fifteenth Ave., a library staff member shown here putting away books. A larger library, the main reason for the bond proposal in…
Liberty Bell Replica Rings
Mayor Raymond Pogge is dwarfed Wednesday afternoon by the 2,080 pound Liberty Bell replica being shown at Richman Gordman stores in the Metropolitan area. The bell is one of 53 cast in the France in 1950.
The bell will travel around Nebraska this…
The bell will travel around Nebraska this…
Lewis and Clark Memorial
Postcard. Lewis and Clark Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lewis and Clark Memorial
Photograph of a girl looking at the Lewis and Clark Memorial in Council Bluffs (Iowa).
Printed on back of image: "History Lesson: Sneak day student visiting Lewis and Clark Memorial."
Printed on back of image: "History Lesson: Sneak day student visiting Lewis and Clark Memorial."