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1-Simons Print - 1st Claim cabin in Nebraska.tif
The first Claim Cabin built in Nebraska by Dan Norton in 1853 between Omaha & Bellevue.

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Construction . . . is expected to begin in mid May on the 32nd Street and Broadway office of First Federal Savings and Loan Association. The S&L was leveled Christmas Eve when an explosion ripped through the office killing two men, including a First…

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These Three Buildings . . . will come down to make room for a building to house First Federal Savings and Loan Association. Five buildings to right of Herman's Clothes Shop will be razed and the land used for parking.

1-Simons Print - 1st Grist Mill.tif
First Grist Mill in Pott County built by S E ... for Pott tribe of Indians, located on Mosquito Creek, afterwards known as Parks Mill. Sketches in 1854. Rebuilt in 1852.

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Looking Over Music . . . are the Rev. David F. Hall, Harry Elliot, sixth grade student and a member of the church orchestra, Norris Teague, and Mrs. Vera Durick, a senior member of the First Nazarene instrumental group.

1-Simons Print - 1st temp bridge  between C.B. and Omaha.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.

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1st Truck - Webb

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Waiting Room...at Cogley Clinic is like a large living room. It has wrought iron furniture, modern lamps and a front picture window.

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The meandering deer wandered into town late in the afternoon and wound up in Indian Creek near Sixth Avenue.

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Hold It, Mr. Deer...you can't jump out of Indian Creek. The deer and his companion find this out as they get an escorted tour through the creek and out of town. A pair of unidentified hersdmen help show the way.

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The Neola Turnoff Sign . . . marks point near the end of the new I-80, to be completed soon. Neola is at left of highway.

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Two Miss Iowas . . . demonstrate one of the secrets of winning beauty contests. Kay Nielson and Jacque Baker demonstrate the proper technique for catching a judge's eye, keeping the knees together when posing.

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New Neighborhood Additions...such as Midway Manor have resulted from a five-year building boom here. These are some of the 121 homes built in this section. In the background is Roberts Park, also a product of the last 5 years.

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About 160 Homes...are planned for this area outside the city limits where Bennett Ave. (the longest one) joins with Franklin Ave. The River Bend Construction Co. plans 119 homes in the area immediately behind the existing line of homes. Thomas…

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Contributing With His Left Arm...to the polio fund, which paid for the treatment of his right arm, is Bobby Munyon. His mother, Mrs. Harley Munyon, accepts the contribution.

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Hooked For Surgery...on the boning line, the holiday bird is butchered by Mrs. Margaret Morrison, 21 Kimberly Drive.

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A Ton Of Turkey...in perforated container is lowered by Walter Igou, 2725 S. 6th St., into a vat of bubbling cooking broth.

Animal_shelter_PAWS_08_07_1983.jpg
More and more . . . unwanted animals - dogs, cats, birds --are facing destruction in Council Bluffs as owners either "dump" them of fall to claim them at the Animal Shelter. Animals are killed by injection or by being put into an airless chamber.…

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Photograph of Roger's barber shop, Wallace Printing, 200 - 212 West Broadway

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Photograph of Roger's barber shop, Wallace Printing, 200 - 212 West Broadway.
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