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Mormon Social House, Nauvoo, IL
Postcard of the Mormon Social House in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Mormon Tabernacle, Council Bluffs
Sketch of the Mormon Tabernacle, Council Bluffs, 1848.
Mormons crossing the plains
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…
Mormons crossing the plains with hand carts from Florence Neb to Salt Lake. This train started from Iowa City and passed through Council…
Mosquito Creek Overflow
Photograph showing Mosquito Creek overflow. Road to Quick, IA near Council Bluffs.
Moss Recording Service Returns To Council Bluffs - Chased To Omaha By Flood Threat Of 1952 . . .
(top) Nucleus Of Operation . . . as Moss Recording Service is this four track, high speed, tape duplication line. The line can turn out 10 separate tapes, each containing eight hours of music, in less than 15 minutes. Preparing to record are Rose…
Most C.B. People Marry For Keeps; Females Hold Power; Census Bureau Statistics Reveal
Numbered Districts...show how Council Bluffs was divided for the 1960 population-housing survey.
Mother And Son Killed In Car-Truck Smashup; Two Children Injured On Highway 92
Scattered wreckage...of car-truck crash which claimed two lives is examined by Iowa Highway Patrolman Larry Torrey, left, and Deputy Sheriff Ed Christensen, far right. The two vehicles came together at the dark spots at right hand corner of picture.
Mother Saves Baby As Four Sons Die In Fire
Inspecting Bedroom...at 3207 Sixth Avenue where the bodies of the fours children of Mrs. Richard M. Allen were found is Fire Capt. Earl Foster. The young brothers suffocated. Other Nonpareil Photo on page 12.
Motorists Warned Of Hazards Ahead; Courtesy Soil Masters
Warning Signs...tell motorists of approaching dangerous underpass.
Motorists Warned Of Hazards Ahead; Courtesy Soil Masters
Railroad Underpass...has claimed at least two lives this year.
Mount Loretto Grads On 'Most Wanted' List
(top) Janice Brummer, Mary Eatherton, Janet Dickerson and Vicki Hough were members of the last graduating class at Mount Loretto High School in Council Bluffs in 1965. Former students at the all-girl Catholic high school are attempting to locate…
Mount Loretto High Has Last Graduation: 22 Given Diplomas - Girls' School To Close
Checking A Diploma . . . at the Mount Loretto commencement exercises are Janice Brummer, Mary Eatherton, Janet Dickerson and Vicki Hough.
Mounting Problems At Lake Cited By Out-Going Ranger
Saying Goodbye . . . to Lake Manawa by taking a walk along its shore are Park Ranger Gary Silver and his three daughters, Amy, Rachel and Cindy. Silver is being transferred to Ledges State Park near Boone after six years of managing Lake Manawa State…
Move Still A Possibility - Look Homeward, Angel?
Covered With Paint . . . is one indignity memorial statue has sustained at hands of vandals. Inaccessibility and vandalism are reasons sometimes cited for moving Dodge Memorial from present location near Fairview Cemetery. But city officials hope…
Move still a possibility; Look homeward, angel?
Looking As It Did...when placed in 1919, file photo shows memorial statue with water running from bowl. Fountain may be repaired this year. Sculptor Daniel Chester French once said the sculpture was his finest work.