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Madison School Has Outlived Usefulness To C.B. System
Emerging From The Combination Teachers'-Custodian Lounge...at Madison Avenue School is Don Hiatt, custodian. The small room is located in the basement.
Madison St. 1899
Aerial view of Council Bluffs from Madison St. W.E.
Magnolia Masonic Temple Slated To Become Museum
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Fixtures . . . and rug in Magnolia Masonic Temple are well over 100 years old. All furniture was handmade by a former member.
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Oldest Building . . . in Magnolia is Masonic Hall, located on corner near the town pump which was…
Fixtures . . . and rug in Magnolia Masonic Temple are well over 100 years old. All furniture was handmade by a former member.
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Oldest Building . . . in Magnolia is Masonic Hall, located on corner near the town pump which was…
Magnolia People Are Happy About Their School Addition
Now In Daily Use . . . is this new addition to Magnolia School. Auditorium space in the older building has been converted into classrooms.
Mail Terminal
Mail terminal at 21st street, Council Bluffs (Iowa).
Mail Terminal
Photograph of the mail terminal on 21st street in Council Bluffs (Iowa).
Main St. north of Broadway
Two photographs of Main St. just north of Broadway
Main Street Fire (1950)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Fire Damage . . . seem from the alley entrance on First Avenue includes burned-out Jensen Apartments wall rubble in alley (center), and shell of Brooder Supply Company warehouse (far right).
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Crushed Truck . . . becomes a platform…
Fire Damage . . . seem from the alley entrance on First Avenue includes burned-out Jensen Apartments wall rubble in alley (center), and shell of Brooder Supply Company warehouse (far right).
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Crushed Truck . . . becomes a platform…
Main Street Fire (1950)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and…
Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and…
Maine Man To Lead Omaha Symphony
Bruce Hangen
Maintenance At Bloomer School
Maintenance At Bloomer School...includes changing of worn out lamps in the lighting system. George Knudson, 204 West Orchard Ave., handles this job. Buildings and grounds Supervisor Bill Ross explained that many of maintenance jobs done in the…
Majestic Tree Feature of County's New Park
Botna Bend Park...dedicated Wednesday at Hancock, is viewed by Ward Garrett, Frank Stempel, Harold Borwick and John Scheffler.
Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished
Bridge Work . . . continues through the winter months on the relocation of Highway 34 south of Glenwood. The highway is being rerouted around Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 through the bluffs south of town. Most of the grading for the project has…
Make Much Progress on 3 Missouri River Dams
Earth-moving Ceases . . .
Invading the Missouri River . . . near Pierre, S.D., is Oahe Dam, now 5 percent complete. Pyramid of earth in upper center is completed 1,500-foot section of dam. Sheet pile cut-off wall shown being driven in trench to right of square embankment…
Make Much Progress on 3 Missouri River Dams
Earth-moving Ceases . . .
First Harnessing of Missouri River . . . in South Dakota was completed this year at Fort Randall Dam. All Missouri River water is now flowing through tubes in main embankment at left. Closure section built this year is at center. - Army Photo
Make-Believe Trains
Readers who squint--and squint hard--and imagine themselves atop a railroad trestle looking over the yards, can almost believe that these old ties are long, shiny-white passenger trains coming from the passenger station. The damages rails, unlike…