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West Broadway (West of 37th St, looking down Broadway)
2 photos of West Broadway (West of 37th St)
West Broadway 100 Block NRHP form
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for 100 Block of West Broadway - Historic District in Council Bluffs. Includes descriptions of buildings and history.
West Broadway at 15th St.
Two photographs of the Northwest Corner of West Broadway and 15th St.
West Broadway at Ak-Sar-Ben bridge approach
6 photos of West Broadway at Ak-Sar-Ben bridge approach
West Broadway fire
Upstairs Downstairs Lounge B& B Auto Body 1015-17 West Broadway
West Side of Main Street
Photograph of the West Side of Main Street. Three story building in foreground is the only one still standing. Occupied for many years by E. H. Lougee & Co.
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Representatives of the 14 communities bordering Interstate 29 stand "tied" together at the dedication Thursday at Onawa of 36.4 miles of the superroad from Missouri Valley to Onawa. Each community representative tied his town's name to that of his…
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Miss Council Bluffs . . . Marilou Joyner cuts ribbon to signify the Interstate segment open to traffic. Watching are Mayor Ferris, Mayor Moss, Joseph Coupal, director of highways, Mayor Jackson, and Mayor Knadle. Miss Joyner had to cut the ribbon…
Western Iowa Pork Nearing Operational Stage At Harlan
Production Line . . . equipment is fast moving into place at the Harlan plant, which will be able to process 2,400 hogs daily.
Western Iowa Pork Nearing Operational Stage At Harlan - Will Train Shelby County Men For Jobs . . .
Western Iowa Pork . . . will begin operations in this new plant east of Harlan in late March.
Western Takes Tourney Opener
Western Takes Tourney Opener
Western Theme For Restaurant
(Top) Gib's Western Kitchen . . . opened for the first time Tuesday at 2240 East Highway 6.
(Bottom) Family Buffet Room . . . at Gib's follows the western theme used throughout the restaurant. Seating capacity if 280 plus a short-order room and a…
(Bottom) Family Buffet Room . . . at Gib's follows the western theme used throughout the restaurant. Seating capacity if 280 plus a short-order room and a…
Wet Cat
A grimacing lion seems to dislike the wet home he received Tuesday as Jim Kenyon of Omaha, an employe [sic] of R & R Construction, positions the sculpture on the rim of the Bayliss Fountain. Eight lions will "guard" the fountain day and night and…
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Two of the three . . . dispatch consoles are shown in this picture. Don Dinatalli keeps track of the sheriff's calls, while Diane Hatcher, the center's newest dispatcher, is trained by Jean Walter.
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Taking a fire call . . . is Tony Ward, one of the three dispatchers on duty. From his console, Ward is in touch with firefighters going to the scene and with the fire chief.
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Keeping track . . . of the city's fire equipment is Don Dinatalli. The locator board in the 911 center shows the location of every fire truck at any given moment. The operator on duty at the fire console is responsible sending additional equipment if…
What happens when you dial 911 in an emergency?
Making a duplicate . . . tape of some of the calls to the 911 center is director William Pierce. All incoming calls and all for the center's radio transmissions are taped and held for a minimum of six months, he said.
What Will Happen To Murals?
Paintings by artist Grant Wood on the mezzanine floor of Hotel Chieftain have been offered to any organization that will remove and preserve them. Hotel owner Harry A. Wise Jr. is shown here with one mural titled "Entrance To Kanesville" done in 1927…
What Will Happen To Murals?
Now That The Hotel Is To Be Sold . . . further effort on part of Sam Brown, president of Bluffs Homes Inc., purchasers of the hotel, will be made to place the paintings in responsible hands such as a museum. "We have had several requests for the…
What Will Happen To Murals?
In The Corn Room . . . of Hotel Chieftain the Iowa cornfield scene, also done by Grant Wood, covers four walls and is familiar to most residents of Council Bluffs. Corn shocks decorate wall behind Helen Burns, dial chief operator for the Northwestern…