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Brewer_Ronald_12_1958_002.jpg
Council Bluffs Police Dept. mug shots, side and front, of murder suspect Ronald Brewer. Slate around his necks reads:
Council Bluffs, IA
Police Dept.
26467
10-29-1957
(Date on back of photo is 12-58)

Brewer, Ronald
Convicted of murder of Lawrence Ray
Murder of Clarence Edwards and Wife

Council_Bluffs_Schools_Franklin_Elementary_10_04_1975_005.jpg
Brick Work...on the new Franklin School is complete as the building nears occupancy sometime this month. The old Franklin School, in the background, will be torn down once students have moved.

City_Hall_11_01_1939_012.jpg
The above view of the city hall construction work shows workmen completing the laying of brick or the first story at the north wing of the building. The roof for this wing was poured early this week.

Bridge_I80_Over_Missouri_River_2_10_1956_002.jpg
aerial view of Missouri River, with two bridges; looking from the Omaha side, with rail yard in foreground, between the bridges

Bridge_I480_Over_Missouri_River_Filed_in_1_1949_001.jpg
tram car (number 51 on front of car) with windows broken, outside the company barn. Ten workmen standing beside car, one inside the car at the front. Painted on the barn are "Council Bluffs" and "Bridge". On the front of the car: O & CB Bridge[?]…

Bridge_I480_Over_Missouri_River_2_10_1956_003.jpg
aerial view of two bridges over Missouri River; some snow cover on the ground; looking from the Iowa side

Bridge_I480_Over_Missouri_River_009.jpg
aerial photo. looking west, of future site of I-480 bridge

Bridge (Interstate 480) Over Missouri River, C.B. to Omaha

Ak_Sar_Ben_Bridge_06_29_1968_01.jpg
Some trusses of the old Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha on the Missouri Rive were cut loose Friday and lowered to barges moored below. On the other side of the bridge a truss was lowered by the crane mounted on one of the barges.…

Ak_Sar_Ben_Bridge_12_06_1968.jpg
Swapping set . . . from the Iowa side of the Missouri River, Allied Structural Steel employees will soon be moving to Nebraska to prepare for final demolition of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge which overshadows the river scene. --Nonpareil Photo.

Highway_92_375_02_28_1974_001.jpg
Progress on the Highway 375 bridge resurfacing project is inspected by Maurice Pearce, Public Works director and Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co., of Sioux City. Workmen have removed about three-fourths of the old…

Interstate_80_09_02_1970_001.jpg
Drilling into rock about 106 feet below the river, men and machines for Tri-States Drilling Co. are nearing completion of the caissons under pier 9 for the Spring Street Interstate 80 bridge. All other piers with the exception of number 8 in…

Girl_Scouts_Brownies_04_23_1973_001.jpg
Girl Scouts won't get their feet wet - unless they want to - when they cross a lake at Camp Neyati near Glenwood. Council Bluffs Business and Professional Women donated $670 for this suspension bridge. Only the handrails are left to be installed. …

bird108.jpg
Ten postcards depicting Aksarben Bridge and Union Pacific Rail Road Bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha.

Bridge Sites Considered for Span Between C.B. and Omaha

29th Ave. to Spring St. (see separate file on "Bridge, Spring Street"
9th Ave. to Leavenworth
Ave B. to about Capitol
I60 (adjacent to Mormon Bridge)
I480 (see separate file "Bridge…

Bridge_Sites_Considered_For_Bridge_Between_CB_and_Omaha_11_24_1974_003.jpg
Shadows and angles present an interesting view of the supports underneath the Spring Street linking Council Bluffs and Omaha. A roadway directly under the span leads to the Chain of Lakes Park now under construction. Photo by Dave Decker.
[On back…

Highway_92_375_06_29_1974_001.jpg
The South Omaha Bridge will be closed until sometime next spring while major maintenance work progresses. Superintendent George Grower of Eby Construction Co., said the job includes replacement of about 2100 feet of decking, a 1 1/2-inch coat of…

Bridge_Spring_Street_12_10_1972_005.jpg
photo of Spring Street bridge of I-80, looking west

Bridge, Spring Street (I-80)
Across Missouri River between C.B. and Omaha
Earlier items in 'Bridge Sites" file
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