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Tragedies Cast Shadow Over Holiday
Piles Of Rubble . . . remain after a Christmas Eve explosion leveled the First Federal Savings and Loan building at 32nd Street and Broadway. Two men died in the explosion and several people were injured.
The City Takes A Look
A steady flow of curious Council Bluffs citizens circulated through the sparkling new First Federal Savings and Loan Association building during the first day of its open house Saturday. President Einer Juel was on hand to show people one of his new…
Sculpture Garden Open
James Sinatra, David Dahlquist and Dale Ball look at the new sculpture in First National Bank's new sculpture garden. The sculpture, which is done around the theme of human interaction with nature, was done by Sinatra in collaboration with John…
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Fighting The Remnants . . . of Friday's fatal explosion, firefighters quickly contained the blaze that followed it and gas company employees checked surrounding gas lines for damage.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Taking Notes . . . on Christmas Day amidst the rubble of the First Federal building is Fire Chief Delbert Burdick. To Burdick's left is the gas meter that supplied the natural gas to the savings and loan office.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Peering Through Broken Glass . . . is Beverly Paben, restaurant manager at the Burger King just west of the decimated First Federal office. Employee Pearl Franks handed a food order to a drive-up customer seconds before the blast. Paben said Franks…
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Covered With Debris . . . the First Federal Savings and Loan West Broadway sign lays as mute evidence of the explosion's destruction.
Juel's Daughter Contributes Art To First Federal
A Scene Near Lake Tahoe . . . is the subject of the painting inspected by Mrs. Mary Ruffcorn, A First Federal employee. The painting hangs in the president's second-floor office and was created by his daughter.
Identification Plan May Foil Thieves
Bank Trust Officer Robert Tate . . . demonstrates one of 25 engraving tools the bank will loan residents so they can mark valuables. "Operation Identification" is designed to discourage burglars. Police Chief Nick Sulentic looks on and added his…
Grant Wood Works Preserved, Displayed - At First National Bank
Bill McGonagle . . . director of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, and Dale Ball, chairman of the board at First National Bank, present the three Grant Wood paintings that were dedicated and hung Tuesday morning in a special ceremony. The paintings…
First National remodels West Broadway Branch
An artist conception shows the remodeling planned for First National Bank's westside office. The bank sign, now on the northeast corner of the structure, will be moved to the northwest side. Off to the right will be an additional drive-in lane as…
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Bank President Tony Payne inside First National Bank, Council Bluffs, Iowa
January 1990
January 1990
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Cindi Keathley, with a customer in the Investment Center at First National Bank in Council Bluffs
November 1988
November 1988
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Hal Booth (left), President of First National Bank of Council Bluffs, is shown above accepting the 1974 Golden Coin Award in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the bank's public affairs project, "Rent-A-Garden." Presenter is Bank Marketing Association…
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City National Bank, Council Bluffs, Iowa
January 1958
January 1958
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First National Bank, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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First National Bank on Broadway, looking west from Main to Pearl Street
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First National Bank, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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