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Earling_IA_07_28_1974_01.jpg
A large colorful monument to the Blessed Mother Mary stands on a hill overlooking Earling. The monument, in front of the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, was constructed by Msgr. N.A. Gaul, 81, a resident at the home. The curved structure, of…

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Moisture seeping into the Lewis and Clark Monument is blamed for extensive damage to the reliefs. A committee working to restore the monument hired a contractor Thursday to conduct tests to determine how the work should proceed.

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Signs of deterioration are showing on portions of the Lewis and Clark monument as pointed out by Terry Cox, city recreation superintendent. Weather is the apparent culprit. The upper corner of the west side of the monument, one of the favorite…

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Nine postcards of Council Bluffs monuments

Lewis_Clark_1_06_12_1988_001.jpg
Panels on the Lewis and Clark Monument have deteriorated.

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Council Bluffs Fire Department Moonlight Madness event.

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MOOOOve This Cage...off of me, bawls one of the cattle trapped under the overturned truck. Three were killed.
[Photo zoomed-in view of Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_05_6_1959_11.jpg]

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Firemen water down the remains of the second floor of the old Howard Plastics building, 1401 S. Main St., after it was gutted by fire Saturday. Samual Bittner, owner of the building, was not available for an estimation of the loss. Fire Chief Waldo…

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Hiding From Rain...that began falling while they played in Bayliss Park are Dianne, 7; Brant, 6-1/2, and Nancy, 9, all children of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Noziska, 125 Third St. Their dog, Hedy, squeezed in under the park bench, too.

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With Aid Of Walking Sticks...Fireman Robert Carroll, an unidentified man, and Policemen C.E. Moore, Ronald Stevens, John Schweer, Herbert Mace and William Lane continue on their long trek to Missouri Valley and Back [sic].

1-Simons Print - Mormon Camp.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormon Camp meeting near Parks Mill. 3 Miles East Council Bluffs.

Mormons M676b.tif
Reproduction of a photograph from the National Archives showing an Mormon Emigrant wagon train. Location unknown.

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Postcard of the Mormon Social House in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Mormons P518.tif
Sketch of the Mormon Tabernacle, Council Bluffs, 1848.

1-Simons Print - Mormons crossing the plains.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormons crossing the plains with hand carts from Florence Neb to Salt Lake. This train started from Iowa City and passed through Council…

Floods M677.tiff
Photograph showing Mosquito Creek overflow. Road to Quick, IA near Council Bluffs.
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