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One of the major industries of Council Bluffs--railroading--is evident in this aerial photo. In the foreground is the Burlington roundhouse and yards. Above the yards is Sixteenth Avenue. Main Street is on the right. The track that runs at an…

Aerial photo, looking north from 16th Avenue at about South 17th Street. Railroad roundhouse is at bottom center of photo.

Council Bluffs Changing Scene: About 1924, this was the view looking north from atop the Standard Oil Co. building at Sixteenth Ave. and Third St. Foreground is the Turner Silo Co. In background is the Chicago Great Western Railroad yards, with…