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The Entrance To The Old Missile Base . . . located five miles southeast of Missouri Valley, still bristles with "No Trespassing" signs and barbed wire fences. The 280-acre site was acquired a month ago by Iowa Western Community College. The college…

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…

Rim's Eye View . . . shows the gaping proportions of the Missouri Valley Limestone Co. quarry. Arrow points to mine entrance. Walls of the pit rise more than 120 feet in places. Lake at the bottom, formed by seepage, is an estimated 40 feet deep.

Postcard of Lincoln Highway between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Neb.

Photograph of plaque on the Lincoln Memorial, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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.

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.

Photograph of the Lincoln Monument, Council Blufs, IA after renovation, July 1966.

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Lincoln & Fairview Historic District in Council Bluffs. Includes descriptions of buildings and history.

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.

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.

Original Church Building . . . of the Little Sioux Methodist congregation still serves that community. A special centennial service will be held Sunday.

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…

With 'Fair Lady' . . . road company is former Council Bluffs girl, Mary Virginia Cook.

Photograph of Local #15 members attending the first M.D. Telethon.
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