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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…

A pickup truck with its roof crushed sits on an unmarked road near Treynor Saturday. A rural Council Bluffs teen was killed in the accident.

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.

Terminal Bridge over Missouri River.

Child walking across terminal railroad bridge.

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.

Photograph of a Texas Ranger

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…

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…

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…

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…

aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area before development (1959)

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

The Kursaal Dance Hall at Lake Manawa

The 1,500-Gallon Tanker...moves out of the Carter Lake Fire Department building on its way to a blaze. The bright yellow tanker, formerly an army vehicle, was rebuilt by department members. The firefighters moved into their new building last July.

Two years of research...and hundreds of field drawings have resulted in this artist's version of what the Missouri steamboat Bertrand looked like in 1864.
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