Early Bluffs High Rise

Best_Pictures_1967_1970_0_23_1968_10.jpg

Title

Early Bluffs High Rise

Subject

local news

Description

This Illinois Central Coal chute may well have been one of the first high-rise structures in Council Bluffs. Its use discontinued about 1954, a railroad employe[sic] said. The tall building was used to feed coal to hungry steam engines, and a few rare occasions the chute's loading door would stick open and literally bury the engine in coal. Viewing this picture upside down puts the tall tower's reflection into the clouds. Nonpareil photo by Joe Cavallaro.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil September 23, 1968

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1968-9-23

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Best_Pictures_1967_1970_0_23_1968_10.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

14.5 x 24 cm.