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James W. McLaughlin [photo cropped to head and shoulders in newspaper article]

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Plant location . . . of the Alter Co. is discussed by Mayor Leon Mores. Frank Alter, head of the firm, and W. D. Cairney, Chamber of Commerce president.

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Plant and offices of the Council Bluffs Grape Growers' Association, one of the nation's oldest co-operatives.

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Examining Sleigh Bells...recovered from the cargo of the sunken steamboat Bertrand are Jim Salyer of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Sen. John Culver, D-Iowa. They and other interested parties met Friday in DeSoto Bend to plan the…

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Architect's Drawing . . . of new educational unit and present First Christian Church at Scott and Mynster Streets.

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Just A Puddle...with a lot of weeds is the view of Big Lake north of Council Bluffs. It used to be a favorite fishing spot for Bluffs' residents.

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Hotel Chieftain . . . would be purchased by a non-profit local corporation and renovated to provide 70 apartments for the low-income elderly.

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Cindy and Amanda Biggs with pit bull, Shooter

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Newly planted trees, shrubs and flower beds decorate the city's newest and smallest park. It occupies the east edge of the Viaduct parking lot at Eighth and Broadway. The camera points toward the Eighth and Broadway intersection.

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This "Pinochle Palace" . . . in Elliott may well be the only building of its kind. Built by public subscription expressly for the use of the pinochle players, it is maintained by donations.

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Photograph of men installing dock at Lake Manawa.

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Photograph of the exterior of Pierce School.

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Henry Watkins, 3437 Eighth Ave., a switchman, and K.J. Buhman, 310 Park Ave., engineer, Friday stand picket duty at Thirteenth Street and Avenue G. About 26 members of United Transportation Union Local 520 have joined some 4,000 workers in 14 states…

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Portrait of William Ward, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

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Photograph of William Knox, mayor of Council Bluffs in in 1955.

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Portrait of William H. M. Pusey, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

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Portrait of William H. Folsom, Early Citizens of Council Bluffs.

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Photograph of William Groneweg, mayor of Council Bluffs in 1887.

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Photograph of William C. James, mayor of Council Bluffs in 1874 and 1880.

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Portrait of William Boyd Allison.
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