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Today...at the Bryant-Main-Washington intersection is the fire department's Central Station. The old bell has been transplanted to the roof of the new building. The old sign lies in the attic. Indian Creek is underground. The Post Office has…

Trailor City 28 W. Ave - J. Moore, D. Baxley, J. Foust

Training for State Tournaments. At Council Bluffs Fair Grounds, north of Ave G and 19th St. Frank Hitchcock, Bill Grote, Frank Parks, Ed Wright and Jim Cotter

Two children were killed and their mothers injured when a 100-foot water storage tank collapsed and fell on their house. The tank, which had a storage capacity of 125,000 gallons, let loose a 100,000 gallon torrent of water and ice. The photo shows…

Vanice Grain Elevator

Visiting Nurse's Association assisting Local #15 members in distributing Invalid Stickers.

Waldo Merrill, Chief Oct. 1, 1940 to Jan. 17, 1964

Photograph of Washington School. Spring 1954. Looking north down Bryant Street. Central Fire Station on left, Auditorium on right.

I.C. Water Tower 13th and Ave. N. Eng 1 Crew 8th and Main

Upstairs Downstairs Lounge B& B Auto Body 1015-17 West Broadway

Photograph of the Wickham Building fire.

Woolworth 5 & 10 Cent Store. 4th St. & Broadway.

World Radio Laboratory. 738-744 W. Broadway

World Radio Laboratories fire 738-744 West Broadway.
Asst. Chief Figgins

Photograph of the world's champion fire team. Council Bluffs Fire Deparment. Horses are Jack and Jim. Ed Walker, driver; Cole Jones, coupler; Robert Jones, coupler; A. H. Telfer, captain and William Boyne, member of the crew.