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Like pulling teeth
Like pulling teeth . . . this oversized machine called a motor puller just reaches under the hood to extract the car motor in one bite. Operator is "Shorty" Campbell who has jerked thousands of motors. New heavy machinery is currently being installed…
Limbs And Twigs
Limbs And Twigs...weave an intricate pattern against the backlight of a winter sun on the frozen expanse of Lake Manawa. Forecasters say temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday should take the edge off the deep freeze the Council Bluffs area has been…
Lincoln Highway postcard
Postcard of Lincoln Highway between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Neb.
Lincoln Man Hurt In Crash; Trapped In Auto For Nearly An Hour
Trapped In Wrecked Car...is Samuel Contreras. It took an hour to release him.
Lincoln Memorial Plaque
Photograph of plaque on the Lincoln Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lincoln Monument
Unveiling . . . of the Lincoln Monument is performed by Nathan Phillips Dodge III, at right, while a National Guard color guard stands at attention at left. The plaque is a new art concept of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln Monument, Council Bluffs
Historic sites -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Memorials -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Monuments -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1900-1950.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.
Memorials -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Monuments -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1900-1950.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.
Lincoln Monument, Council Bluffs
Photograph of the Lincoln Monument, Council Blufs, IA after renovation, July 1966.
Lincoln/Fairview Historic District NRHP form
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Lincoln & Fairview Historic District in Council Bluffs. Includes descriptions of buildings and history.
Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
The Business District . . . of Loveland consists of five establishments along one and one-half blocks of Highway 75. Trees at far right obscure the residential section.
Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
From The Opposite End . . . of town the business section looks like this. The east-west Interstate Highway, when it comes, will cut across the present Highway 75 a short distance beyond the point where the truck is seen entering town.
Little Sioux Church Will Mark 100th Anniversary
Original Church Building . . . of the Little Sioux Methodist congregation still serves that community. A special centennial service will be held Sunday.
Little Sioux Village Planned - $1.25 Million Tourist Area
Little Sioux Village . . . will be a re-creation of the old west, complete with old west costumes, hitching rails, a stagecoach and 25-cent haircuts. Bill Dailey, project developer, and Ted Morse, designer, hope construction can begin by the first of…
Local 15 members
Photograph of Local #15 members attending the first M.D. Telethon.
Local Notables
Group photograph of 8 men, Partial list of names, Fred Hurd, Bert Hill, George Gerner, Clyd Lyons, Bert Clark, and Will Admoor.
Local Plant Turns Out 45,000 Car Wheels During Year - One Bit Of Rail Equipment Changed
Pouring of molten metal from a large ladle into small ladle prior to pouring into molds.