Browse Items (8291 total)

http://images.councilbluffslibrary.org/pictures/scan002.png
Logan Miller - 1st alarm desk, Central Sta. Bryant & Washington - 1950

Harlan_IA_12_11_1977_002.jpg
Admiring The Texture . . . of an exposed-log wall in one of the bedrooms is LaVale Jensen of Harlan. The adaptability of the logs enabled the Jensens to choose between paneling, dry-walling or leaving the logs exposed for a variety of interior…

Harlan_IA_12_11_1977_001.jpg
A Beetle Log Home . . . adds a touch of history to the neighborhood of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jensen of Harlan. Built by Jensen in just 86 days, the house has over 1,200 feet of living space. Although the house has no basement, a large utility room is…

Magnolia_IA_10_19_1934_001_.jpg
(top)
Residents of Magnolia point with pride at the little log cabin located in their city park. Although the cabin is not old, it is a replica of the typical home of early settlers in the community. The cabin, open to the public, houses relics…

Jail_07_25_1977_002.jpg
Maximum Security . . . cells are checked by Sid Rasmussen, a corrections specialist team leader in the new jail. Desks, beds and chairs are all built into walls and floors and cannot be moved.

Jail_07_25_1977_001.jpg
Keeping Track . . . of prisoners is the job of Judy Peach, a corrections specialist in the new Pottawattamie County Jail. She uses a sophisticated television monitoring system and intercoms to see that prisoners are where they are supposed to be -…

Gambling_Casino_Plans_001.jpg
Artist drawing of proposed casino, convention center

Griffin_Pipe1_10_08_1939_004.jpg
View in the stock room. Finished wheels ready for shipment. Each wheel possesses the requisite properties for the particularly severe job it must do.

Griffin_Pipe1_10_08_1939_003.jpg
A wheel after being stripped from the mold and just before being placed in the annealing pits.

Griffin_Pipe1_10_08_1939_002.jpg
Finishing the cope side of the mold. Shown in the foreground are some of the finished molds.

Griffin_Pipe1_10_08_1939_001.jpg
Pouring of molten metal from a large ladle into small ladle prior to pouring into molds.

Genealogy L633.tiff
Group photograph of 8 men, Partial list of names, Fred Hurd, Bert Hill, George Gerner, Clyd Lyons, Bert Clark, and Will Admoor.

Fire Department MD Telethon Local 15.tif
Photograph of Local #15 members attending the first M.D. Telethon.

Manchester_Mary_06_10_1962_001.jpg
With 'Fair Lady' . . . road company is former Council Bluffs girl, Mary Virginia Cook.

Little_Sioux_Village_10_06_1971_001.jpg
Little Sioux Village . . . will be a re-creation of the old west, complete with old west costumes, hitching rails, a stagecoach and 25-cent haircuts. Bill Dailey, project developer, and Ted Morse, designer, hope construction can begin by the first of…
Output Formats

atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2