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The remains of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge came a step closer to obliteration Thursday. Crews continued blasting the bridge's piers, shown behind the crane barge, to bring them down near water level. Truman Ferguson, superintendent of the demolition job,…

Photograph of Fairmount Park.

Aerial photograph of Fairmount Park - Kiwanis Pt. in Foreground

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'Boy With The Leaky Boot' in the pond in Fairmount Park around 1919. Photo courtesy of Vernon O. Jensen of Council Bluffs.

Swans in the pond in Fairmount Park around 1919.

Swans in the pond in Fairmount Park around 1919.

Fairmount Park, Council Bluffs, Iowa, October 16, 1899

The streetcar stop at Fairmount Park

The Fairmount Park Aviary in November, 1901

The reservoir at Fairmount Park in 1931

The gardens at Fairmount Park

The gardens at Fairmount Park in 1957

The streetcar cut at Fairmount Park

Fairmount Lodge at Fairmount Park, late 1950's

The winter playground at Fairmount Park, 1961

Photograph of an Aviary at Fairmount Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Notes on back of image: "Zoo - Fairmount Park - November 24, 1901

Tired of looking at your parched lawn? Want to see something green again? Then you must go to Fairmount Park where the plants and grass are green and the shade is cool.
The park annually draws thousands of spectators, but perhaps more can be…

Postcard of the fountain in Fairmount Park.

Photograph of Fairmount Park Glens
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