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Group photograph of six people. Anne (Mrs. Thomas) Delaney, Paul Robinson and Robert W. Turner, others are unidentified.

Group photograph of five people. Paul Robinson and Robert W. Turner, others unidentified.

Photograph of Germaine Krettek receiving the John Cotton Dana Award from Howard Haycraft.

Photograph of Dr. W.R. Summers being presented a check for $250.00 by William Ware. The prize was for writing the new Council Bluffs slogan for the Chamber of Commerce.

Photograph of Art Rogers.

Photograph of storm damage on Park Avenue.

Photograph of storm damage at the corner of Knepper and South 1st Street, Council Bluffs. Mrs. Jessica Siedentopf's house is in the background.

Photograph of car damaged by fallen tree. Behind the Ogden hotel.

3 photographs of the flooding on Mosquito creek and the Missouri River, 1936.

Photograph of Council Bluffs (Iowa) taken after the flood of 1881. Looking west from the corner of 7th avenue and 7th street.


Printed on bottom of image: "The Great Flood of 1881. - Cor 7 Av and 7th St in foreground."

1956 Best Photos/Best Stories

Despite Broken Leg...and obvious discomfort David W. Hansen manages a smile.

"Ask In My Name"...reads the verse from scripture on a prayer cloth worn by little Leland Blankenship.

Hundreds of persons daily find the receded shoreline at Lake Manawa a good place to relax and enjoy the beauties of nature. Especially during the evening hours, many fishermen drive right down to the water's edge. Here a lone fisherman holds down a…

Hold It, Mr. Deer...you can't jump out of Indian Creek. The deer and his companion find this out as they get an escorted tour through the creek and out of town. A pair of unidentified hersdmen help show the way.

A Mercy Convoy...of officers and ambulance stops at Green Hill as sheriffs deputies confer with Highway Patrolman A.W. Kellar about a reported traffic crash.

At Crash Scene...spectators view the damaged two-seater airplane. Note the piece of wing, ripped from the plane. The craft hit the power pole before crashing to the ground.

Lifting Victim...Earl Jensen from plane are CAP Capt. Ralph Gamble, dark glasses, and Dr. Donald V. Hirst, in khaki uniform. Emergency Unit crewman Norvin Oamek stands ready to help, as does Police Sgt. N.J. Sulentic, back to camera.

Abe Leibovitz...is loaded into a police cruiser for a trip to the hospital by Officer J.G. Olderog

Helped To His Feet---is Councilman Katelman, center, by Police Chief Earl Miller, rights, and an unidentified officer. Katelman was taken to the hospital in a police cruiser car when the Emergency was tied up on another case.