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Big Lake
Aerial photograph of Big Lake
Big Hole In Parking Lot Reveals Old Brick Tunnel
Viewing The Gaping Hole . . . near the Jennie Edmundson Hospital driveway entrance is David Holcomb, assistant administrator.
Big Handshake
Big Handshake. Gwen Bachman. six-foot eleven-inch center on the Quachita Baptist University women's basketball team is greeted by Larry Anderson of the Council Bluffs Jaycees at a reception held Monday at Holiday Inn for teams and coaches entered in…
Big crowd learns how to bet on 'the pups'
Cocktail waitresses serve a capacity crown in the clubhouse area. Each table also has a monitor.
Big crane does the job
A 250-ton Union Pacific Railroad crane lifts the 109-ton sheer head to Alter Co. Friday. When fully assembled the bailer-sheer will consume 800 to 1,000 junk car bodies a day and will weigh 750 tons. Construction of footings for the monster machine…
Big Bridge Takes Shape
With five of the 11 piers for the new Interstate 80 Highway completed, and work on the other six piers well along in varying stages, crews for the Jensen Construction Co. of Des Moines have lost no time from weather this past year. Looking toward…
Big Boom
A 130-foot-high boom was needed Thursday morning to lift new elevator machinery to the roof of the Hotel Chieftain, which is being remodeled into apartments for the elderly. The big move required the closing of most of Pearl Street between Broadway…
Big Bend Dame
aerial photo of Big Bend Dam on Missouri River, near Fort Thompson, SD
Big Bend Dam
aerial photo of Big Bend Dam on Missouri River, near Fort Thompson, SD.
On back of photo: stamp from US Army Corps of Engineers Photo # BBD 4496
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Major construction is drawing to a close on the last of the six large dams built by the Army…
On back of photo: stamp from US Army Corps of Engineers Photo # BBD 4496
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Major construction is drawing to a close on the last of the six large dams built by the Army…
Big Beef Slaughtering Plant To Locate In Council Bluffs - To Start With 200 Employees
Plans For Beef Packing Plant . . . are discussed by Ronald Kiger, Douglas Peters, Archie Gubbrud and Harry Nelson.
Big Achievements By A Little Man; Handicapped Teacher Carlton Beers
Making Glass Grapes...is easy when taught by instructor Carlton Beers at Iowa School for the Deaf. Beers is the Iowa Handicapped Employe [sic] of the Year. Watching are Lyle Filkins of Elliott and Stacia Barron of Council Bluffs.
Bicycle Riders to Have Own Police Corps; New Club Has 250 Charter Members;
Bicycle Riders...gather at Community hall to join their new club.
Bichel, Viola
photo of Viola Bichel turning pages for female student playing piano.
Bicentennial Year marked by AAUW
Getting Into The Mood...of the Bicentennial year are these members of the American Association of University Women. Ensembles reminiscent of bygone years will be worn at a Bicentennial dinner by Bonnie Gioiello, Vivian Lusch, Doris Miller, Kathy…
Bicentennial Quilt Offered For Iowa
A Bi-Centennial quilt with an Iowa motif is one of the works of art which was on display Sunday at the Arts Alfresco Show in Bayliss Park. It's [sic] creator, Helen Worley of Omaha, will donate the quilt to the State of Iowa for display in the…
Bicentennial Leader Names
Getting A Good View...of the Missouri River is Mrs. Dorothy Buckingham of Carson, newly-appointed vice president of the Riverfront Development Foundation, who will work with Pottawattamie, Mills and Harrison counties on Bicentennial projects.
Bicentennial items offered; Community project is goal
[photo of a drawing used on one side of commemorative coins, depicting a steam locomotive and train, a paddle-wheel steamboat on the river, and the Golden Spike monument. "1776 Bicentennial 1976," 13 stars, and"Iowa" frame the outside of the circle,…
Bicentennial items offered; Community project is goal
[Photo of commemorative pottery mug, made and fired by potter Tom Hamilton. "United States of America Bicentennial 1776 1976" and 3 stars are on the mug.