The Small Clearing . . . in the woods (center) along the Missouri River just above the Iowa Power and Light Co. generating plant is part of the 20 acres of Long's Landing, newest river access area built and keyed to the Lewis and Clark Trail.
River Access Area . . . is Wilson Island, near DeSoto Bend, offers Missouri River boat ramps, parking facilities and camping pads adjacent to the roads (white lines) winding through the trees.
Towering Above . . . Interstate Highway 680 at the Loveland rest area is the long-awaited observation platform. The wooden tower has five levels, giving tourists a panoramic view of the Missouri River valley to the west. The tower was part of a…
An Evacuation Route . . . is kept open by diking Mills county road G into Bartlett. National Guard trucks shuttle in and out of the flood threatened area.
A Tense Moment . . . results when Fremont County sheriff, Al Christopher, in white hat, advises group of Bartlett residents that their town will be flooded.
Postcard of the Pacific Fruit Express Company's Ice Plant. From back, "The Pacific Fruit Express Company's new ice plant at Council Bluffs, which has a capacity of 270 tons daily and a storage capacity of 25,000 tons. The mammoth iceing platform is…
(Top) - Ready For Action . . . in this 1898 photo are T.H. (Harry) James and Police Sgt. Arthur Slack. Charles Graves, Sewer department foreman, stands in the doorway of the old patrol barn. Slack and Graves died some years ago.
Pale And Shaken...Charles Edwin Kelly, 20, left, and Charles Noel Brown, 28, are searched by Traffic Officer C. R. Petersen and Detective F.A. (Mike) Kerns. The two men and their woman companion surrendered meekly when officers stopped their bus at…