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Heavy Equipment . . . is moving thousands of cubic yards of earth from the bed of Mosquito Creek to form the base for a large dam.

These 30 Young Women . . . will join the ranks of alumnae of the Jennie Edmundson Hospital School of Nursing following graduating exercises Wednesday night. From left, front row, are: Pamela Baumker, Margaret Foreman, Evelyn Hall, Beverly Ross,…

Harold Lewis and Roy Vaughn, both brick layers, scramble through the network of scaffolding at the Council Bluffs Savings Bank remodeling site, Main Street and Broadway. The picture, shot as a silhouette against the sky, was reversed purposely in…

Sand Bars . . . add dramatic proof to the current plight of Lake Manawa. Normally, the water would extend past the boardwalk in the foreground.

Water Works pumping station on North 37th street.

A Series Of Upstream Dams . . . as shown here by dots, would be used to impound excess runoff water in the Indian Creek watershed. The structures would be a part of the proposed conservation program. The number and location of these units might be…

photo of lake and shores with trees and grasses
Recreation Hopes...focus on this six-acre lake at the east edge of Dunlap. Part of the Mill-Picayune Watershed Project, it was recently stocked with fish.

Recreation Hopes . . . focus on this six-acre lake at the east edge of Dunlap. Part of the Mill-Picayune Watershed Project, it was recently stocked with fish.

Three postcards depicting waterfront and docks at Lake Manawa.

Four photographs of the Water Works office - Southeast corner of North Main and Vine

I.C. Water Tower 13th and Ave. N. Eng 1 Crew 8th and Main

Frank Schultz calmly watches the Missouri River lap at his doorstep below the east end of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge. Schultz, on familiar terms with the river since 1930, said this spring's water level is the highest he's seen in eight years. But Schultz…

Photograph of the water front at Lake Manawa.

Photograph of Washington School. Spring 1954. Looking north down Bryant Street. Central Fire Station on left, Auditorium on right.

Work is now underway on the new $458,040 Washington School. A dirt loader is being used in the excavation work by Andersen Construction Company, general contractors. The new school will face Scott Street. The present school is in the background.

Business card for Washington National Bank in New York. G.M. Dodge, Vice President.

Postcard depicting Washington Avenue School.

Photograph of teacher and four children at the Washington Avenue Red Cross School for Crippled Children. No names given.
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