Know Your Scenes:

KnowYourScenes_1961_08_27_1961_001.jpg

Title

Know Your Scenes:

Subject

Local news

Description

Traffic signals crop up in the oddest places these days. This one has a special purpose. And it's rarely seen by motorists. Know what it is?

Answer: Navigational beacon for towboats on the Missouri River shore near the Omaha Elevator Co. dock site below the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil August 27, 1961

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1961-08-27

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

KnowYourScenes_1961_08_27_1961_001.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

10 cm x 17 cm