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Fires T375.tif
Photograph of a Tar Kettle fire on north Main street, Sept. 7, 1900.

Crescent_Iowa_11_13_1960_007.jpg
Work on the ski run and lodge at the Crescent Ski Hills northeast of Crescent is moving along rapidly but contractors and owners alike are hoping for continued good weather for the balance of November to assure completion by early winder [sic]. Above…

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Area hunters tramped into the fields in Southwest Iowa Saturday as pheasant season officially opened with an audible bang at 8 a.m. Peter Trzeciak, 1312 N. Broadway, was on hand to try his skill east of Council Bluffs. Game predictions place Western…

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Marching Band . . . poses with instructor Warren Darrah, right, in gym at Glenwood State School-Hospital. The group will give a concert in Des Moines later this month.

Bertrand_9_3_1972_35.jpg
A Three-man Scuba Diving Team...is puncturing the hull of the sunken steamboat Bertrand at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. What they find may determine how best to preserve the century-old hulk.

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Scuba Divers...bubble near the surface of the pond covering the sunken steamboatd Bertrand at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. Marker at left informs visitors of the century-old boat's remains. The three-man scuba diving team is determining how…

Letters_to_Amelia_Bloomer_1874_6_24_073.pdf
Telegram to Amelia Bloomer from J.A. Callen, Oregon, Missouri. Asks if Bloomer can speak there on the fourth and, if so, to state terms.

Bridges T476a.tif
Terminal Bridge over Missouri River.

Bridges T476b.tif
Child walking across terminal railroad bridge.

Fire_Dept_Fire_Stations_File2_06_11_1983_01.jpg
Straining Under The Weight . . . as he attempts to pull a 50 foot section of hose to the top of the training tower is Alan Knott, Omaha. Firefighter Mike Mattox stands by.

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Photograph of a Texas Ranger

Future_Foam_Inc_02_22_1975_001.jpg
The polyurethane foam machine at Future Foam Inc., 400 N 10th St, pumps out mattress material at the rate of 15 feet a minute. The material is 2.5 feet thick, about six feet wide and is cut into 30-foot lengths for handling. The process starts on the…

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A Saw Slices . . . the 30-foot long sections of foam to any desired thickness. The machine is operated by Gary Lee, 2224 Fourth Ave. Here he checks the accuracy of his cuts. The machine, operated by push buttons, handles the material on reversible…

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Continuous Rolls For Shipment . . . are wound on an overhead reel. The half-inch thick slices are heat sealed at the ends to form the roll and will probably be used for clothing insulation. The plant, started in Council Bluffs 17 years ago, employs…

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Dan Compton, plant manager at Beefland International, is dwarfed by this massive bull in front of the plant Saturday. The promotional steer is made of fiberglass, weighs 2,000 pounds and is 14 feet high and 24 feet long. It was removed from atop a…

Bennett_Avenue_Area_4_9_1959_03.jpg
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area before development (1959)

Bennett_Avenue_Area_8_31_1970_04.jpg
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area, after development (1970)
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