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Crescent turns tap on future
Postal employee Erma Hanson of Honey Creek sorts through daily mail at the Crescent Post Office.
Crescent turns tap on future
Highway signs welcome motorists to Crescent.
Crescent turns tap on future
Lodge serves as a focal point at Mount Crescent.
Bluffs' own slopes open for the season
Local ski lovers...needn't travel far from home--Council Bluffs' own slopes, Crescent Hills, are open again, complete with man-made snow.
Crescent draws fun-loving crowd
Taking It Easy...during Saturday's Crescent Fun Days Parade is an unidentified big-wheel cycler. His ride in the back of a pickup wa part of what is called the biggest small town parade.
Lost records baffle clerk; Seemed to have vanished
People Still Care...about Reels Cemetery in Boomer Township. The cemetery is well kept although no one has been buried there in years. However, the township clerk, Billy Walters is baffled as to what happened to the records for the cemetery.
Crescent, Iowa File #2
photo of the K&K Little Corner Store and Breadeaux Pizza in Crescent Iowa
Meetings May Get Fire Rig Rolling In Crescent; Need Housing For Truck; Youngsters Run Siren, Jump Aboard For Ride
Ready To Roll...for a ride in the fire engine are Ralph Pratt, Vernon Miller, Harry Watts, Jake Brummer and Mayor Jiggs Pratt behind the wheel. But they'd like to see the rig ready to fight fires.
Growing Crescent is 'thinking young'
Symbolizing The Change...in Crescent in the past few years is the Esancy Addition admired here by Crescent Mayor Mark Hunter. The streets in the addition are concrete instead of the oiled gravel that for years served as the only street surface in…
Growing Crescent is 'thinking young'
Checking The Crescent Ski Hills...recreation area northwest of Crescent is Mayor Mark Hunter, standing near the ski lodge. Hunter said the skiing area is a big drawing card both in the winter and the summer, when the hills are used by hang-gliding…
One-lungers still chug at Crescent
Checking Over...one of his many old "one lung" gasoline engines is Glen Osborne of Rural Crescent. Osborne, who has farmed all of his life, began collecting the engines a few years ago, and has put many of them back into operating order.
Fire Department At Crescent Now Housed In New Quarters
Standing On The Running Board...of the 1946 model truck owned by the Crescent Volunteer Fire Department is Fire Chef Jim Evans. A fund drive was underway to replace the truck when it finally "gave up the ghost" during a fire run, The firemen hope to…
Baptism By Fire For Men Of Crescent Fire Department; Pink Poodle Burns
Charred Remains Of The Pink Poodle Steak House...in Crescent are investigated by Crescent Fire Chief Jim Evans and volunteer fireman Bob Nortstrom. Units from McClelland, Council Bluffs and Lewis Township also fought the eraly morning blaze.
The Early Crowd
The Early Crowd...at Saturday night's rock concert at Cresent waits patiently as one of the bands repairs its amplifying system. Between 1,500 and 2,000 rock fans turned out for the event, held on the Steve Buresh farm. Another picture on page 7B.
Vintage Steam Tractors Toil Again; Field Day At Crescent
Watching The Pressure Gauge...on his fired-up steam tractor of 1900 vintage is Emil Ulrich, Crescent farmer, on whose farm a group of steam engine collectors held a field day to operate their hobby equipment.
Vintage Steam Tractors Toil Again; Field Day At Crescent
Working Under A Load...steam engine collectors watch the operation of Bill Cross's 1900 model Russell in a Sunday demonstration. At left is Emil Ulrich, Dr. E.J. Murphy, and Cross. The tractor operates under 150 pounds steam pressure.
Snowstorm Was A Week Early
On Crescent Ski Run...the weatherman jumped the opening date. Boyd Cook and Pat Healey of Omaha try out their skis with the new Alpine style lodge in background.
Area Landmark Being Razed
Oldest Building...in Crescent is this wooden structure, soon to be replaced by new building at left.