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Standing Guard
Weathered and eroded by the timeless waters of the Missouri River, these old boat pilings south of the Union Pacific railroad bridge, patiently stand guard on the muddy beach waiting the onslaught of the spring thaw. Only the occasional clunk of ice…
There's No Peace For Once Rowdy Big Muddy; As Engineers Stab And Slap River
The Merriwether Lewis dredges silt from the Missouri River channel south of Council Bluffs while three young shoreline "superintendents" scrutinize the operation. They are Debby, Ricky and Mark Orent, ages 6, 8 and 10, whose home is near the…
Missouri River Levee
Aerial view of the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri River showing levee.
Missouri River
Photograph of the Missouri River at Narrows.
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of of Union Pacific bridge
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of women and children on Council Bluffs riverfront with Union Pacific bridge in background
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the construction of the Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Council Bluffs riverfront with Union Pacific bridge in background
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of construction of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of construction of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Construction of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River.
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the construction of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River.
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Council Bluffs riverfront. Construction of Union Pacific bridge in background.
Terminal Bridge
Child walking across terminal railroad bridge.
Terminal Bridge
Terminal Bridge over Missouri River.
Hundreds open DeSoto center
Guests examine . . . the entrance to the new visitor center that was opened Saturday at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. The center houses artifacts from the steamboat Bertrand that sank in the Missouri River in 1865 and recovered in 1969. Gov.…
Add 6,000 acres . . . federal plans call for a bigger Ox Bow Lake
Looking north . . .across the Ox Bow Lake proposal. Dotted line at lower left indicates the approximate course the Missouri River channel would take. Land area in center would became wildlife refuge. Sealed off river loop would become a lake.