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CB_CD_1957 ocr.pdf
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1957.

Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…

CB_CD_1959 pt.1 ocr.pdf
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1959.

Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…

CB_CD_1961 pt.1 ocr.pdf
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1961.

Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…

CB_CD_1962 pt.1 ocr.pdf
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1962.

Contains:
- Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory
- Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
- Complete street and avenue…

Fire Department 1966 International PitmanSnorkel.tif
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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Iowa The Beautiful Land...is the message on the rim of the Heritage Plate encircling the miniature sculpture of the Historic General Dodge House. The plate is show by designer and producer Judy Sutcliffe of Greentree Pottery, Auduon.

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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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