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A constant companion for Beverly Adams is her toy monkey, "Chum." The monkey, a "graduate" of two hospitals, sports a nurses' cap.

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Taking A Stroll---down the hospital corridor is Randy Roffman. The helping hands belong to Jennie Edmundson nurses.

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Photograph of Ralph Frazier

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By 8:30 Wednesday morning a long line of people, many carrying protest signs, had formed in front of Hilton Coliseum. Many people, who came from long distances, arrived on chartered or school buses.

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Raising tracks at C.B. & Q., Wabash, O. & St. L., C.R.I. & P.C.M. & St. P. Railway crossing.

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At Flood Victory Dedication . . . are Mrs. Margaret Garrett, Mrs. Martha Dent, Mayor James Mulqueen, Emmet Tinley and Carl Wegner.

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Aerial view of Rainbow Point in Council Bluffs (Iowa) - published in a magazine or brochure.

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Three postcards of Rainbow Drive in Council Bluffs, IA.

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Railroads in Council Bluffs Andrew McMillen.pdf
An article titled "Railroads in Council Bluffs" by Andrew McMillen

Written for Council Bluffs Public Schools - March 20, 1936

Part of "Transportation and Council Bluffs: A Supplement to Iowa History"

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Council Bluffs, Iowa--Railroads and the Union Pacific roundhouse stabilize the economy of the city.

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Railroad tracks belonging to the Chicago Great Western Railroad Co., are disappearing from the scene in the southeast part of Council Bluffs. Five sets of tracks have already been torn up and trackage pictured in foreground is slated for removal in…

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Photograph of a train crossing a railroad bridge across the Missouri River.

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Photograph of a train crossing the Missouri River.

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Cars Tied Up...by strike at the Council Bluffs yards of Union Pacific total about 1,200. Some are shown here, looking west from the U.P. yard tower. -Nonpareil Photo.

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Looking south on Main Street. In the background is the Town Clock, the unofficial symbol of Dubuque. Relocated in a plaza in 1971, the clock is the hub of a downtown area undergoing redevelopment partially spurred by the track.

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Quint 32

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Quint 22

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Photograph of the creek behind Quinn's Lumber Yard on 200 and Vine in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Richard D. Hogan, minister of First Christian Church and president of the Council Bluffs Ministerial Association relaxes in the Quiet Room at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. The Quiet Room is a special parlor sponsored by the Ministerial Association to…

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Federal Judge William Riley brought a $78,000 damage case to a sudden close when he ordered the jury to bring in a decision favoring Wayne Rhode of Tabor. Rhode's nephew, Lyman H. Elefson, had charged his uncle with maliciously causing his arrest in…
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