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Chief Elgan
Surveying the remains of a house at 23rd N. 2nd St. destroyed early Wednesday by fire is Fire Chief Norman Elgan. One man was killed in the blaze.
Tags: 1975, Firefighters, Fires
Fire Fighters - Macedonia Rescue Units
Rescue units from Macedonia also service Carson and Henderson areas. Examining apparatus for broken bones are Herman DeWitt, a fireman called the "first aid chief" by his coworkers, Dale Hobson, acting of the volunteer fire department, and Lawrence…
Tags: 1969, Firefighters, Macedonia
Vanice Grain fire
Manning an aerial ladder are Council Bluffs firemen, monitoring the progress of the intense fire at the elevator. Firemen from the Bluffs were joined by unites of the Omaha Fire Department in controlling the blaze, which started about 8:30 p.m.
Tags: 1973, Firefighters, Fires
Neola ambulance
Recently purchased by the Neola Fire Department gets final check by Darrell Boyer before being placed in service for use by the department.
Tags: 1961, automobiles, Neola
Pump shed fire
Firemen pour water on wreckage of the pump shed which was the scene of an explosion and fire which claimed one life.
Tags: 1962, Firefighters, Fires
Warehouse fire
A city fireman pours water into a building at Thirteenth Street and West Broadway under the Broadway Viaduct. Officials say the fire may have been set.
Tags: 1972, crimes, Firefighters, Fires
Fire Department Training Session
Engineer Glen Hasler of the Council Bluffs Fire Department unloads the hoses as Fire Chief Norman Elgan directs during one of the daily training sessions.
Tags: 1971, Fire Department
Best Photos 1967-1970
Best Photos of 1967-1970
Tags: Best Pictures 1967-1970
Midwest Harvest Going Downstream
Iowa corn flows into barges at Peavey Company River Terminal for the first time in four years, and is checked by Jerry Swanger, Peavey barge loader, Dick Johnson, division manager, and Clyde Thorkildson, superintendent for Peavey. Johnson said the…
Bell Building Starts Out Clean-Faced
Dangling Three Stories Up...window cleaner Dale Morrell scrubs windows on the new telephone building, which will be occupied beginning Saturday. Nonpareil photo by Dave Mitchell.
Sparkling Holiday
Sue Young, 2527 Avenue H, spells out the holiday with a sparkler for this Independence Day picture. Photographer Joe Cavallaro made the picture by taking a time exposure while Miss Young did the spelling. Then he added her picture with a flash…
The Feeling Is Mutual
A mutual admiration society aptly describes Council Bluffs school bus driver Pat Murphy, 2516 Avenue A, and the kindergarten children of Hoover and Washington schools. "I love these children," Murphy says. And as for the children, "they would…
Who Days Dandelions Are Dandy
It's inevitable--with warm spring days come dandelions. But Mrs. Andrew Karr, 33-3 Avenue G, looks on the bright side of the situation as she joins her small daughter, Becky Arnold, 2, in a closer look at the blooms. The yellow flowers, Webster…
The Splat Of Raindrop.
The Splat Of Raindrops...on the faces of Diane Baldwin and Vickie Corum produced smiles as they waited for a traffic signal near Washington School. They are first graders at the school. Nonpareil photo by Jack Kennedy
The Headless Wrestler
The Headless Wrestler...is Alan Poore of Lewis Central as St. Albert's Jack Stageman forces him to stand into position.