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Photo of east side of City Hall.
On back of photo:

City Building, July 30, 1947
CB City Hall
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Photo of east side of City Hall

Photo of west side (and part of the north side) of City Hall

elevated view of the west side of City Hall

Postcard depicting City Hall and Police Station.

Council Bluffs City Hall

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Glenwood's Aged Armory . . . now serving as City Hall, has undergone repair, making it safe for public use.

Photograph of the Council Bluffs (Iowa) city hall taken from Corner of Pearl and Willow. The city hall building was constructed in 1939.

Photograph of the City Hotel on Broadway, with people on the porch and deck.

Pool Of Rainwater...makes a pretty mirror for St. John's Lutheran Church at Willow Avenue and Seventh Street. The underlying cause was a leaf-choked culvert.

Staff Meetings . . . each Monday morning is how City Manager Don Harmon starts off the week. Harmon, at head of table in top center, feels that inflation is one of the biggest problems facing Council Bluffs city government. Some needed services have…

[on back of photo:
"First Meeting under city manager system. April 3, 1950"

One Line of Authority...pinpoints responsibility under the Council-Manager form of government. Voters elect a Council. The Council hires a manager. The manager runs the city.

Divided Control...reaches a peak under Mayor-Council government. Each ward picks its representative. The representative joins his counterparts in a nine-way control of the city.

Photograph of City Mills in Council Bluffs

Since 1909, the City National Bank has encouraged the development of this community and aided by financing farmers, merchants and manufacturers in Council Bluffs and Southwestern Iowa. Each day all the facilities of this Bank have been available to…
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