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Amelia Bloomer Worked For Woman's Rights; Public Gave Her Name to New Feminine Garb From Orient
Mrs. Amelia Bloomer..."I had no idea of setting a style, no thought that my act would create excitement throughout the civilized world and give to the costume my name and the credit due to Mrs. Miller."
[photo of drawing of Amelia Bloomer wearing…
[photo of drawing of Amelia Bloomer wearing…
Visiting Nurses
Visiting Nurse's Association assisting Local #15 members in distributing Invalid Stickers.
Kirn School fire.
A photography of a fire at Kirn Jr. High School.
Smokey the Bear
Council Bluffs firefighters with Smokey the Bear.
Moonlight Madness
Council Bluffs Fire Department Moonlight Madness event.
Local 15 members
Photograph of Local #15 members attending the first M.D. Telethon.
IAFF Certificate
International Association of Fire Fighters certificate honoring Local 15 for 75 years of affiliation.
Syphoning City National Bank
Photograph of the Council Bluffs Fire Department syphoning City National Bank. Pictured: C. Smith and R. Reynolds and L. Hoyt.
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.
Blanchard Stars Campaign To Get Highway 208 Paved
A Large Sign...at Blanchard indicates the town's attitude toward Highway 208.
Blanchard Starts Campaign To Get Highway 208 Paved
The View...looking north. The road can be seen at left.
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…
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.
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.
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
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
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.