Shown above is a typical scene at the Illinois Central bridge over the Missouri River as it is opened to permit the passage upstream of an army engineer's paddle wheeler with a barge load of building materials. The draw which is open, is on the Iowa…
Reviewing Maps . . . of completed land acquisitions are Willis Youells and Herbert Holden, who are closing up the highway right-of-way office at 500 Mynster St.
Ignoring Chilly Temperatures, Orland Leitch dangles about 150 feet above the ground on Radio Station KRCB's new AM-FM tower near South Omaha Bridge Road. The station's old tower is at left and will be dismantled when the new 330-foot tower is…
Discussing Plans...for a system of Individually Guided Education for Wilson Junior High are consultant Gerald Brunworth, teachers Wanda Synhorst, Ron Lakatos, Connee Black and Tasha Mandaca, consultant Fred Wood, teachers Larry Brown and Connie…
Bank Trust Officer Robert Tate . . . demonstrates one of 25 engraving tools the bank will loan residents so they can mark valuables. "Operation Identification" is designed to discourage burglars. Police Chief Nick Sulentic looks on and added his…
Snuggled Close . . . as possible to mommy (Mrs. Charles Jerkovich) are her triplet daughters. One of their nurses, Miss Vivian Graeve of Panama, stands by to lend a helping hand. The babies will remain in incubators until their weight reaches at…
Barricade . . . is shoved aside to open Interstate 80 by Robert Walton, Pottawattamie County supervisor, State Treasurer Paul Franzeznburg, Council Bluffs Mayor Joe Katelman, Mayor H.R. (Cy) Watson of Missouri Valley, Highway Commissioner Everett…
Like a double image the Interstate 680 bridge across the Missouri on Interstate 680 is rising to match its older twin, the Mormon Bridge at left. The center section of the span is being fabricated aboard a barge on the river and will be hoisted as a…
Three Years Of Work...and $7.2 million went into this Interstate Highway passage Missouri River, seen here looking eastward.. Arrows indicate the traffic flow. Westbound vehicles will use the northern lanes of 480 bridge, exiting on dodge Street. …