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Three firefighters
A photograph of 3 Council Bluffs firefighters.
Council Bluffs Fire Department #3
A photograph of Council Bluffs firefighters and a horse drawn fire engine.
Two Children Die as Water Tank Falls
Two children were killed and their mothers injured when a 100-foot water storage tank collapsed and fell on their house. The tank, which had a storage capacity of 125,000 gallons, let loose a 100,000 gallon torrent of water and ice. The photo shows…
1988 Tornado
Photographs of the damage from the 1988 tornado in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Leaflet from Nielsen's airplane
Advertising leaflet that was dropped from Lieutenant Andy Nielsen's airplane.
Strand Theater Fire Inspection
In 1951, firefighters had to inspect the theater front's terra cotta decorations after several chunks of concrete toppled to the sidewalks, narrowly missing pedestrians.
Wigwam Grocery fire
Wigwam Grocery, Cunningham Grocery, Hansen's Pastry Shop 100-104 W Broadway.
House fire
Asst. Fire Chief Leo Fleming and Fire Chief Norman Elgan search for clues among burned debris from a house at 1902 Seventh Avenue Saturday in which burned to death. The man was identified as Roy Stutleberg, 39.
Elder Court Apartments Fire
Photograph of firefighter at Elder Court Apartments fire.
The Feeling Is Mutual
A mutual admiration society aptly describes Council Bluffs school bus driver Pat Murphy, 2516 Avenue A, and the kindergarten children of Hoover and Washington schools. "I love these children," Murphy says. And as for the children, "they would…
Dodge hunting.
Photograph of GM and NP Dodge on their return from a hunting trip on "JWJ" Ranch. Edwards Co. Texas, 1896
Texas Ranger
Photograph of a Texas Ranger
Pearl Street, looking south
Photograph of Pearl Street, looking south.
High School, Council Bluffs
Postcard. High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Unidentified photos
An assortment of various unidentified photos.
Streetcar
Photograph of a streetcar
Streetcars
Photographs and negatives local streetcars.
Steam Engine Memorial
Postcard. Steam Engine Memorial. 39th and West Broadway Council Bluffs.
Lake Manawa
Postcard. Lake Manawa State Park. Located South of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Consists of 630 acres of water and 150 acres of park, for picnicking, boating, swimming, and camping.
Lake Manawa
Postcard. Council Bluffs Rowing Association Club House, Lake Manawa, Iowa.