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Station 2
Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department Station 2
William Grote
Photograph of Council Bluffs firefighter William Grote.
Lou Lapsley
Photography of Lou Lapsley and falmily, Council Bluffs Fire Department.
Dodge House sets old fashioned 4th
Displaying Antique Autos...for the Dodge House ice cream social will be Roger Olsen, Phil Jensen, Larry Blecha and Dennis Diller, all of Council Bluffs. They are members of the Meadowlark Model A Club which has members in Omaha and Council Bluffs.…
12,000 spectators view C.B. parade
Police Said...about 12,000 people lined Broadway and Pearl Street to watch the Saturday council Bluffs Bicentennial parade. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Band sets the pace for the 108 entries in the long, winding parade. This picture gives a view…
12,000 watch C.B. parade
A Little Pioneer...is one of the many floats at the Council Bluffs Bicentennial Parade, which included 108 entries. Some floats were little, like this one, while others required a flat-bed truck.
12,000 watch C.B. parade
Zeta Chi Sorority...uses lots of red, white and blue for its float and costumes. The club, like many other organizations, spent many hours to make the parade a success. Behind the 'heritage" float rides a new Urban Renewal office building on…
12,000 watch C.B. parade
You've Come...a long way baby is the Fourth of July slogan of the Pottawattamie Legal Secretaries' float. While one typed on an electric machine, the other float rider used an antique typewriter.
12,000 watch C.B. parade
What's A Parade...without clowns. Here's a wagon load of Junior Clowns from the Moose Club. They are (front row) Nancy and Candy Black, Jody Thrain and Lloyd Schneckloth, and (behind) Todd Evans, Dennis Rockwell and Michelle Black.
First Count[sic] flag given supervisors
The County's First Flag...was presented Monday to the Board of Supervisors by Bicentennial Commission Director Dorothy Buckingham and Art Rogers, vice president of the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.
S.W. Iowans relive history; A look back at looking back
Taking Rubbings...of a headstone in the Malvern Cemetery are Lois Woodfield and Betty Wilson, members of the Hastings Federated Women's Club. The club indexed as many graves as they could throughout Mills County. There were some they could not find…
Blanchard Starts Campaign To Get Highway 208 Paved
The View...looking north. The road can be seen at left.
Blanchard Stars Campaign To Get Highway 208 Paved
A Large Sign...at Blanchard indicates the town's attitude toward Highway 208.
1010 5th Ave.
Firefighters near truck at house fire - 1010 5th Avenue.
Nuzum, R. Brown, DiBlasi, Lidgett, Foster, Chief Elgan, Holly, D. DeVine, Rutledge, and Koening.
Johnson, Hassler, Bronson and Nuzum treated at hospital for heat exhaustion and released.
Nuzum, R. Brown, DiBlasi, Lidgett, Foster, Chief Elgan, Holly, D. DeVine, Rutledge, and Koening.
Johnson, Hassler, Bronson and Nuzum treated at hospital for heat exhaustion and released.
Syphoning City National Bank
Photograph of the Council Bluffs Fire Department syphoning City National Bank. Pictured: C. Smith and R. Reynolds and L. Hoyt.
IAFF Certificate
International Association of Fire Fighters certificate honoring Local 15 for 75 years of affiliation.
Local 15 members
Photograph of Local #15 members attending the first M.D. Telethon.
Moonlight Madness
Council Bluffs Fire Department Moonlight Madness event.