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Part of the Harry O. Martin grape vineyard, Council Bluffs, IA

Harry O. Martin, Council Bluffs, Iowa grape grower.

Office and plant buildings of the Council Bluffs Grape Growers' Association, 900-904 South Seventh Street.

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

Inspecting Vats . . . at the Council Bluffs Grape Growers' Association headquarters is Al Martin, general manager. The cooperative is looking for a buyer for the business, including the vats which can store up to 200,000 gallons of fermenting wine.

Checking The Bottling Machine . . . which stands silent at the Council Bluffs Grape Growers Association is Robert Bintz, an employee of the company. The association has been closed since 1973. The company produced wine, grape juice, and pulp for jams…

Filling Bottles . . . with wine made from grapes grown in the area is an employee of the Council Bluffs Grape Growers Association. The picture was taken in early 1970 when the association was still in fill operation.

Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The is the Grape Growers Assn. plant as it appeared in 1912 at the southwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The association dates back to 1893. This picture appeared in a Southwestern Iowa booklet entitled "The…

Today...the Grape Growers Assn. office and plant look like this. In addition to the buildings shown here, a processing plant has been built on the northwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The organization is listed as one of the oldest…

Grape Growers Association (CB)