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Council Bluffs--Aerial Views

Man reclining on ground cloth in makeshift shelter of sandbags.

Man in work clothes and boots, lying on his back across three folding chairs next to a radiator; arms are crossed over his eyes.

Older man with cane sitting on chair, with 3 young boys sitting on the floor around him; man is speaking to the boys.

Drawing of Council Bluffs in 1853.

Newspaper clipping from Ballou's Pictorial and Drawing Room Companion. Engraving of Council Bluffs in 1857. Champney, W. L.

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A panoramic photograph of Council Bluffs in 1916.

1958 City Council...assembles around Mayor Paul Gronstal. They are Noran Davis, Joseph Katelman, Dr. Donald Lash and Gordon Brown.

Citizens turn out for a parade to welcome the 51st Infantry Regiment--home from the Philippines and the Spanish American War. Marching is the Oskaloosa band. "Then" was 1898...

A giant shredding machine at Alter Co., 2603 Ninth Ave. capable of tearing up more than 1,000 old automobiles a day is ready for operation. Looking into the heart of the machine workmen are installing the 22 hammers that do the shredding, each hammer…

Members Of The Council Bluffs City Council...are Mayor Ben Hoden, seated, John Pogge, Joseph Katelman, Donald Franksen and Kenneth Jensen. The councilmen are elected for overlapping terms and each year select one of the members to serve as mayor,…

City Clerk Kennard W. Gardiner...puts his finger in a crack in city hall's roof trim.

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Photo of Main Street, looking north from the south side of Broadway; Clark Drug Company is pictured on northwest corner of Broadway and Main, and Washington School is visible in the distance. ca 1910

Proposed Park Site . . . near Neola is the big County Conservation project in Pottawattamie County. Executive harold Borwick observes this Arrowhead Park setting.
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