Browse Items (7292 total)
Sort by:
'Frozen Sleep' Used In Brain Operations; New Margin Of Safety
Immersed In Ice Water...is a man about to undergo brain surgery. Nurses use paddles to keep ice cubes circulating throughout the tank.
'Frozen Sleep' Used In Brain Operations; New Margin Of Safety
Surgical Team...takes over in an operation that lasted six hours. Instruments shown are hemostats, clamped to the incision to slow bleeding.
[Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_3_8_1959_03.jpg is enlarged version of this photo, measuring 13.5 x 13…
[Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_3_8_1959_03.jpg is enlarged version of this photo, measuring 13.5 x 13…
'Frozen Sleep' Used in Brain Operations; New Margin Of Safety
Electronic Thermometer...which instantly records body temperatures is observed constantly while patient is receiving hypothermia treatment.
'Here Lies Bertrand'
"Here Lies The Bertrand" is the heading on the wooden tombstone marking the spot where the 100-year-old boat rests 12 feet below water on De Soto National Wildlife Refuge. The marker, designed by Refuge Manager James Salyer, shown with the…
'Hog Ranch' Story May Be Near Finale - It's Just A Farm Now
Elaborate Log House . . . is one of the more interesting aspects of the legendary 'Hopkins Hog Ranch" now owned by Earl Root.
'I Saw What Was Going To Happen'; Survivor Of Fatal Crash Recalls
Asst. Police Chief Merle Sass...of Missouri Valley steps off distances at the scene of Friday's accident which killed five Southwest Iowa youths and injured two others. Greer auto came to rest (1) after it was in a collision with the Keairnes car…
'I thought he was probably blowed away'
A Metal Building...begins to crumble and melt as the intense flames, fueled by the wooden elevators, rage out of control Tuesday at Bluffs Elevator Co. Many cars and trucks parked near the elevators were damaged by debris and flames.
'Jam Session' Postponed - Brief Delay At Viaduct
Traffic tie-up problems . . . on the Broadway viaduct were minimal during rush hour Friday morning compared to what is expected during the next two to three months. But even with the "minimal" problems, eastbound motorists had to wait awhile to pass…
'Just Four' Back With New Songs
Jim Jourdain . . . one of four.
'Keel" is laid
'Keel' is laid: Like the keel of a giant ship, the spillway at Prairie Rose Lake southeast of harlan is beginning to extend up the hill and around behind the dam at the new lake. The spillway will keep the water in the 218-acre lake at a constant…
'Landmark' Home Sold At Hamburg
This Pioneer Home . . . in Hamburg has been purchased by the Methodist Church.
'Miss Omaha' Title Won By Council Bluffs Girl
Two More Honors For Miss Judy Hall
Judy Hall Advances In Miss Universe Contest - Outshines 19 Other Iowa Beauties . . .
Omaha's Beauty Queen . . . picked from Council Bluffs, is Judy Hall. She will enter the 'Miss Nebraska" contest in June.
Miss Judy Hall . . . wins state title. The 20-year old part-time model in Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Universe of Iowa at…
Miss Judy Hall . . . wins state title. The 20-year old part-time model in Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Universe of Iowa at…
'Mr. Respect', Gerald Kirn dies
Gerlad W. Kirn
'No One Knows What Goes On' In Nursing Homes Here; Less Control Than Before Tragic Fire.
Three In A Room...is a common arrangement at nursing and custodial homes. These women are occupants of a custodial home, the state's term for places which do not provide medical care.
'Old Rusty' Fountain May Leave Bayliss
"Old Rusty"...gets a checkover Thursday from Park Board Commissioner Everett Shockey. The fountain is scheduled to be removed from Bayliss Park.
'Old Rusty' May See Some Changes Soon
Crusty Foundation...of Bayliss Park Fountain shows the scars of its 78 years and the fountain bowl now is too feeble to hold water. Officials say something will be done with the fountain soon.
'Perpetual' Care Of Old Cemetery Is Jeopardized By Inflated Costs
The Tombstone Of Francis Guttau . . . one of the earliest white settlers of Council Bluffs, is inspected in Fairview Cemetery by Robert Knox and his father, William P.
'Raising' An Historical Landmark
Designation Ceremonies . . . at the former home of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, 605 Third St., will begin at 3 p.m. today when District Judge Folsom Everest will accept a plaque from the United States Department of the Interior, making the home a…
'Shaky' Old Fountain May Be Retired By Its 70th Birthday
Bayliss Park Fountain