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View from Fairmont Park postcards.
Three postcards of bird's eye view of Council Bluffs from Fairmont Park.
Tags: aerial, buildings, Fairmount Park, postcard
Southwest Iowans look forward to Ak season.
All Spic and Span . . .for the start of the 1979 racing season is the grandstand and finish line at Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack in Omaha. The Ak-Sar-Ben season will open May1 and a good many Southwest Iowans will doubtless be on hand. The track is expected…
Tags: Ak-sar-ben, Aksarben, Nebraska, Omaha, racetrack
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty crowned in Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty . . . are Queen Susan Hawkins and King Samuel Greenberg. They were crown Friday night and will be feted at the coronation ball this Saturday night.
Tags: Ak-sar-ben, Aksarben, Nebraska, Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ellis named to his majesty's council of AK. May 19, 1969
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty. October 23, 1971
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty crown in Omaha. October 20, 1973
Ak-Sar-Ben's general manager Isaacson is dead. January 1, 1974
Southwest Iowans look…
Ellis named to his majesty's council of AK. May 19, 1969
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty. October 23, 1971
Ak-Sar-Ben royalty crown in Omaha. October 20, 1973
Ak-Sar-Ben's general manager Isaacson is dead. January 1, 1974
Southwest Iowans look…
Tags: Ak-sar-ben, Aksarben, King Ak-Sar-Ben, Omaha, Queen Ak-Sar-Ben, racetrack
Airport Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport aerial view
Airport Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport aerial view
Airport Arrow
Airport arrow : A group of Council Bluffs pilots decided to brighten up the airport south of the city limits. The first step was to post a sign where the airport road leaves Highway 192. Marvin Suvalsky holds one end while Richard Phillips and his…
'Big bird' flaps wings and leaves little nest
Tugging the air giant. . . over plywood paths is a huge wrecker using cable and crane. A crewman helps direct the operation from the cockpit window. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Municipal airport is paying its own way
Airport commission members. . .Nick Sulentic, Howard Shortley Sr. and David Stuart discuss the new hangar planned here. -- Nonapreil Photos
Handmade plane built for stunts
Climbing aboard . . .for a practice flight at the Council Bluffs Airport is flight instructor Harry Dirgo. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Air-ground radio unit installed at C.B. field
Testing radio . . .at municipal airport are Harry McCandless and John Spalti. -Nonpareil Photo.
New home for planes
At the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, planes are already moving into a new hangar that is 95 percent complete. The only work remaining is the floor construction. Temporary housing accommodations were set up for the aircraft during a spell of wet…
Airport Council Bluffs
Airport Council Bluffs, before 1965
Work goes forward at hangars on Council Bluffs' new airfield. March 25, 1928
Council Bluffs airport map. May 4, 1928
Twenty-nine study flying. May 29, 1928
Aero club will have open house. May 29, 1928
Here are…
Work goes forward at hangars on Council Bluffs' new airfield. March 25, 1928
Council Bluffs airport map. May 4, 1928
Twenty-nine study flying. May 29, 1928
Aero club will have open house. May 29, 1928
Here are…
Tags: airplanes, airport, airports, municipal airport, pilots
Airplane accidents
Airplane accidents
Crash victims from Illinois. August 30, 1982
Rural area is site of earlier plane crashes. August 30, 1982
No indication' of crash cause. August 31, 1982
Council Bluffs pilot makes forced landing near D.M. July 30, 1984
Plane…
Crash victims from Illinois. August 30, 1982
Rural area is site of earlier plane crashes. August 30, 1982
No indication' of crash cause. August 31, 1982
Council Bluffs pilot makes forced landing near D.M. July 30, 1984
Plane…
Tags: aircraft accidents, airplanes
AIDS
AIDS
AIDS: Fear, panic, death --and mystery. September 15, 1985
Children with AIDS: Before they die, many hearts break. September 15, 1985
New study: No risk of AIDS spread in home. October 2, 1985
Research moves quickly, but cure still elusive.…
AIDS: Fear, panic, death --and mystery. September 15, 1985
Children with AIDS: Before they die, many hearts break. September 15, 1985
New study: No risk of AIDS spread in home. October 2, 1985
Research moves quickly, but cure still elusive.…
Tags: AIDS, AIDS research, Children with AIDS
Balloon Mural
balloon mural on the old J.C. Penney Building at 542 Boradway
Tags: Balloon Mural, Marcia Joffe-Bouska
Balloon Mural
balloon mural on the old J.C. Penney Building at 542 Boradway
Tags: Balloon Mural, Marcia Joffe-Bouska