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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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The new First Bank at 1618 W. Broadway (top)
The original building, as seen a year ago, once housed Westmart Clothing Store (bottom)

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Rolling Out The Red Carpet . . . are left to right, Gary Hastings and Richard Hastings. The men, employees at a Council Bluffs carpeting company, rolled out the carpeting on the sidewalk in front of First Baptist Church to cut it in the right…

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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.

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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.

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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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