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Dubuque_IA_12_22_1985_03.jpg
Looking south on Main Street. In the background is the Town Clock, the unofficial symbol of Dubuque. Relocated in a plaza in 1971, the clock is the hub of a downtown area undergoing redevelopment partially spurred by the track.

Council_Bluffs_Schools_Edison_Elementary_Edison_Junior_High_12_06_1972_007.jpg
Checking Their Cars...prior to a race at Edison School are Dallas Lidgett, Jackie Duncan and Mack Kinnaman. Their activities were part of a World Of Manufacturing program.

Union_Pacific_Locomotive_File1_04_02_1966_001.jpg
Cars Tied Up...by strike at the Council Bluffs yards of Union Pacific total about 1,200. Some are shown here, looking west from the U.P. yard tower. -Nonpareil Photo.

Bridges R355a.tif
Photograph of a train crossing the Missouri River.

Bridges R355b.tif
Photograph of a train crossing a railroad bridge across the Missouri River.

Chicago_Great_Western_Railroad_7_06_1969_009.jpg
Railroad tracks belonging to the Chicago Great Western Railroad Co., are disappearing from the scene in the southeast part of Council Bluffs. Five sets of tracks have already been torn up and trackage pictured in foreground is slated for removal in…

Union_Pacific_Locomotive_ File2_undated_001.jpg
Council Bluffs, Iowa--Railroads and the Union Pacific roundhouse stabilize the economy of the city.

Railroads in Council Bluffs Andrew McMillen.pdf
An article titled "Railroads in Council Bluffs" by Andrew McMillen

Written for Council Bluffs Public Schools - March 20, 1936

Part of "Transportation and Council Bluffs: A Supplement to Iowa History"

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Three postcards of Rainbow Drive in Council Bluffs, IA.

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Parks R356.tif
Aerial view of Rainbow Point in Council Bluffs (Iowa) - published in a magazine or brochure.

Flood_of_1952_File2_032.jpg
At Flood Victory Dedication . . . are Mrs. Margaret Garrett, Mrs. Martha Dent, Mayor James Mulqueen, Emmet Tinley and Carl Wegner.

Railroads R357.tif
Raising tracks at C.B. & Q., Wabash, O. & St. L., C.R.I. & P.C.M. & St. P. Railway crossing.

Farm_Crisis_1985_02_27_1985_01.jpg
By 8:30 Wednesday morning a long line of people, many carrying protest signs, had formed in front of Hilton Coliseum. Many people, who came from long distances, arrived on chartered or school buses.

Frazier_Ralph_3_5_1953.jpg
Photograph of Ralph Frazier

Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1957_2_24_1957_02.jpg
Taking A Stroll---down the hospital corridor is Randy Roffman. The helping hands belong to Jennie Edmundson nurses.

Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1957_2_24_1957_01.jpg
A constant companion for Beverly Adams is her toy monkey, "Chum." The monkey, a "graduate" of two hospitals, sports a nurses' cap.

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Ranks. 325 West Broadway. $500,000

Council_Bluffs_Schools_Early_10_01_1959_048.jpg
Proofing A Galley Of Type...on the Washington Hand Press are Donald Wolfe and Homer Max, printing students. Robert J. Fischer and C.E. McDonald, behind them, watch the first test.

Fire Fighters - Raven Feed Plant 4-30-1959.tif
Fire destroyed the Raven Feed Co. plant and offices at 1215 W. Broadway

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Raven Mill 13th & Bdway.
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