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Boat Ride at Playland Park
Photograph of boat ride at Playland Park
Boat ride and Turnpike
Photograph of boat ride and turnpike at Playland Park
Boat race at Lake Manawa
Photograph of people watching a boat race between The Andover of Council Bluffs and The Challenger from St. Joe, Mo.
Boat on Lake Manawa
Photograph of a boat on Lake Manawa.
Boat on Lake Manawa
Photograph of a boat on Lake Manawa.
Boat on Lake Manawa
Women on a boat at Lake Manawa.
Boat Docks and Pavilion
Postcard of boat docks and pavilion at Lake Manawa
Boat at Lake Manawa
Photograph of people and a boat at Lake Manawa.
Boat at Lake Manawa
Photograph of women on a boat at Lake Manawa.
Boat at Lake Manawa
Photograph of a boat at Lake Manawa
Board opposes Christie on building repairs
Construction of an addition and renovation at Bloomer School is part of a $6.5 million project proposed for our elementary buildings in the Council Bluffs Community School District in the next two years. Renovation is also proposed for Walnut…
Board of Directors Meet In New Quarters
Here are nine of the eleven directors of the Council Bluffs Savings bank, meeting in their quarters in the new bank building. Seated, left to right are H. W. Hazelton, retired; Julius Rosenfeld, president Continental-Keller company; Chairmen E.P.…
Bluffs' Fairy Tale Coming True - Fairy Godfathers For Downtown Plan?
The Theater Block . . . between Pearl and Sixth streets on the south side of Broadway will undergo drastic change under the urban renewal plan. The buildings show here are scheduled for demolition.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Line Handling Detail." Tying up at the wharf are these three coast guardsmen. "You have to handle the line smartly or you may find yourself in the 'drinker' or minus a thumb," comments Gretzer.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Hoisting the Boats." Coast guardsmen are depicted swinging a ship's boat onto the chocks.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Off Watch Below Deck," depicts a typical below-deck scene aboard ship. Off duty, these crewmen write home, mend socks and clothing, and catch up on sleep.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Greeting the Dawn." Coast guardsmen see a new dawn break over the sea. "Dawn always give you a wonderful feeling of relief," says Gretzer, "because it relieves you of the fear of something happening before you see it."
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Wounded." Transfer of a wounded man from a landing barge to a coast guard manned transport. It was sketched off Salerno, which Gretzer said was the roughest of invasions, as far as the men were concerned.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Unloading Under Fire." Working in heavy seas, coast guardsmen are shown unloading tins of high test gasoline. Other landing barges await nearby, as operations under fire continue.
Bluffs' Combat Artist Views Mediterranean Invasions
"Fire Control," a study of a U.S. coast guardsman on fire control duty aboard ship. The fire control man wears colored glasses to enable him to look into the sun and identify approaching planes.