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Levee-Missouri_River_01_18_1948_001.jpg
Where The New Levee Goes - This map designates the location of the Missouri river levee south of Council Bluffs and the three governing bodies under whom it will fall. These bodies have the responsibility of providing land for levee right-of-way and…

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Detour Routes...will be constructed on either side of the Union Pacific's tracks at this location to allow train passage while Iowa Highway Commission contractors build an underpass for Interstate 29--from the top down!--Nonpareil Photo.

De_Soto_Nat'l_Wildlife_Refuge_#1_01_11_1959.jpg
Now ice bound . . . this section of the Missouri River will become a part of the DeSoto Ben Lake after a new river channel is cut by Army Engineers. Timbered area to right will become a wildlife refuge. --Nonpareil Photo.

Broadway E547.tif
Photographic reproduction shows an etching of Broadway street in Council Bluffs (Iowa) as it looked in 1851; features street, wagon traffic, cattle, and signs: "U. S. Land Office," "Council Bluffs Bugle," and "Outfitting Goods."

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Studying The Bible...are the five trustees and founders of the Church of Christ at 2310 Fourth Ave. They are, standing, from left: Ray Hansen, Paul Clark, Lauren Kersten, and Leon James. Robert York is seated.

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Conducting French Class . . . using flash cards is Mrs. J. D. Hennessy. "Pupils" are Michael, Brian, Jimmie, Lynne, Pat, Dr. Hennessy with Karen on his lap, Laurel and June.

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Postcard of the streetcar entrance to Fairmount Park.

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Photograph reproduction of the engraving, Entrance to Kanesville. Illustration was done on site in 1853 for the book Route From Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley.

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Postcard showing the entrance to Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs.

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Postcard: Entrance to Lake Manawa Resort.

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Four postcards depicting the entrance and midway of Lake Manawa.

Eppley_Airport_Omaha_03_23_1975_01.jpg
Danger Lurks . . . in the air over Council Bluffs in the form of both large and small aircraft landing at nearby Eppley Airfield, say some city officials. They are concerned with the possibility of a mid-air collision over the city, similar to the…

Eppley_Airport_Omaha_01_22_1973_01.jpg
Wreckage . . of the plane which carried five persons to their deaths late Sunday night at Omaha's Eppley Airfield lies covered with snow just south of several relay stations. The plane apparently struck a Missouri River dike while on approach to the…

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Congregation of Epworth United Methodist Church, 2447 Ave B, Council Bluffs, Iowa
This is the 2nd church building, occupied from 1909-1964.
Church historian is Fern M. Brown, 2709 Ave D, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Epworth_Methodist_Church_10_12_1964_01.jpg
Cornerstone Event: At cornerstone ceremony for the new $240,000 Epworth Methodist Church are Fred Jones, mason for Larsen Construction Co., Dr. J. Henry Teele, superintendent of Council Bluffs District of Methodist Churches, and Dr. Wesley W.…

Epworth_Methodist_Church_03_06_1965_01.jpg
Forty-Five Foot Dome . . . of heavy cedar shakes is the highlighted modern feature of the new Epworth Methodist Church located at 2447 Avenue B. The new edifice is attached to the educational unit which was completed in 1955.

Epworth_Methodist_Church_07_26_1936_01.jpg
Epworth Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1889 and its church was dedicated on Dec. 1 of the same year.
The first building was erected on the present site, Twenty-fifth street and Avenue B. Rev. A.A. Alexander was pastor. He was followed…
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