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Bennett_Avenue_Area_7_18_1961_01.jpg
Ditching operations for a new Bennett Avenue sewer line are shown under way Monday. This view of the project shows the line running northwest toward Bennett Avenue and the new Eastside Junior High from Mosquito Creek. The sewer will serve the…

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New House of Worship . . . of the Seventh-day Adventists is a stately structure of simulated brick, located on the corner, at 440 E. Pierce St. A side entrance will be marked to direct persons to its newly set up Health and Welfare Center. -…

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The river boat Bertrand lies covered with seven feet of water as constant pumping operations drain the pool. Wayne Chord, public use specialist for the DeSoto Bend wildlife refuge said the water should be down in two weeks so workers can begin…

Ak_Sar_Ben_Bridge_12_15_1968_04.jpg
About 8,500 of sand was packed around the six dynamite charges on the bridge as a precaution against destructive concussion. Workmen were hoisted to the top of the west end of the span to complete the packing shortly before the detonation.

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Old Pierce Street School...what should be done with it? Noting broken windows and general disrepair, one Board member says it has "become an eyesore."

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Acting Postmaster Thomas Healy represents Council Bluffs postal employees in paying tribute to Gerald W. Kirn. He vacated the postmaster's job Dec. 29 after 21 months of service. Kirn received a briefcase and scroll signed by employees in a ceremony…

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September 11th Memorial

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September 11th Memorial

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In Former Days . . . the main reception room entertained many of the most prominent figures of the nineteenth century - U.S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley - to name a few.

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Reception Room Today . . . shows little resemblance to the past. Only one piece of the original furniture remains, the long, low buffet with its immense mirror that covered nearly half a wall.

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This Famous Home . . . at 605 Third St. still looks much the same on the outside as it did when Gen. Grenville M. Dodge moved in 89 years ago. Now it is an apartment house.

CBHS_1906_V8_Annual.pdf
1906 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 8.

CBHS_1905_V7_Annual.pdf
1905 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 7.

CBHS_1904_V6_Annual.pdf
1904 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 6.

CBHS_1903_V5_Annual.pdf
1903 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 5.

CBHS_1902_V4_Annual.pdf
1902 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 4.

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CBHS_1899_Vol3_Annual.pdf
1899 Yearbook (Annual) of the Council Bluffs High School.

Volume 3.
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