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After delays of many weeks on the new city hall project at Council Bluffs got under way Monday morning with workers making the lot in readiness for the driving of piles. The first work done Monday morning was moving piling to one side in preparation…

Raymond P. Bahnsen [obituary]

Viewing Artifacts... at DeSoto Wildlife Refuge Monday were Iowa Gov. and Mrs. Robert D. Ray.

A group of men.
Gov. Robert Ray . . . flew to Oakland Thursday to view firsthand the damage caused by flooding early this week. He talked with one homeowner, Bob Cleveland (foreground), about damage to his home. Later Ray flew to Red Oak and Corning to view flood…

Raven Mill 13th & Bdway.

Fire destroyed the Raven Feed Co. plant and offices at 1215 W. Broadway

Proofing A Galley Of Type...on the Washington Hand Press are Donald Wolfe and Homer Max, printing students. Robert J. Fischer and C.E. McDonald, behind them, watch the first test.

Ranks. 325 West Broadway. $500,000

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

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

Trying Out Ramp . . . are Lawrence Dyke, 7, and Mrs. Noran Davis, at the backdoor of the boy's home. The carpenters are Ed Jackson and Don Olsen.

Photograph of Ralph Frazier

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.

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

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

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

Three postcards of Rainbow Drive in Council Bluffs, IA.

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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"

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