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Flood of 1952 File #5
Volunteers are putting up flashboard on the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri river a few days before the expected crest.
Flood of 1952 File #5
Plank roadway was being laid by volunteers on the levee near Big Lake on Monday. Later, trucks will haul dirt and sand for two miles along this stretch of levee to "beef up" against "wash waves."
Flood of 1952 File #5
Aerial view of the flooded Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha looking south
Lykke Pledges Business Support In C.B.; At Chamber Annual Meeting
New Chamber President...Lelan Lykke presents appreciation award to Morris Miller, president of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Chalet Motor Lodge
Photo, from the street, of the Chalet Motor Lodge. Sign says: "Quality Motor Lodge," and "Finest Food in C.B."
Date on back: 4-70
Date on back: 4-70
Flood of 1952 File #5
Salvation Army volunteers bring food to evacuees
Flood of 1952 File #5
Hanging out of the kitchen window
Flood of 1952 File #5
A Hamburg, IA evacuee loads a wagon
Flood of 1952 File #5
Playing baseball in Bayliss Park
Flood of 1952 File #5
Men gather in downtown Council Bluffs
1952 - Man Against The Missouri
Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…
Innocent pleas by Hrbek, Chadwick
Below, [Court bailiff Mike] Peth leads suspect John Hrbek from the courtoom. Both suspects pleaded innocent. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Chadwick, Charles N.
head and shoulders profile of a man, identified on the bottom of the photo as Charles Chadwich, 1981
Chadwick, Charles N.
close-up of driver's side seat, blood on seat , with sunglasses on the seat
Chadwick, Charles N.
Rear view of Corvette, Mills County license plate EFJ773, angled onto gravel shoulder of paved highway (275 South); driver's door open. Datsun, with front door open, in background.
Chadwick, Charles N.
Datsun auto with driver's door open, blood on ground (gravel surface) and on the driver's seat
Mall wants control over walking areas
New owners of Centre Point mall want to take over ownership of public walkways in the mall from the city in an effort to curb rowdyism and enhance mall security.
Center Point Mall
artist rendering of interior of Center Point / Midlands Mall with kiosk, Orange Julius, and Crown Hallmark in foreground, Younkers in the background
On back of photo:
file
Midlands Mall
renamed "Centre Point Mall"
5/10/88
On back of photo:
file
Midlands Mall
renamed "Centre Point Mall"
5/10/88
Centre Point Mall
Boy with a Leaky Boot statue, acting as a fountain, in Centre Point Mall. May with hose kneeling by the fountain, filling it with water
Centre Point Mall
interior of mall, near Orange Julius store; sunlight through the mall's skylights