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Citizens turn out for a parade to welcome the 51st Infantry Regiment--home from the Philippines and the Spanish American War. Marching is the Oskaloosa band. "Then" was 1898...
"Now" Is Any Autumn Afternoon...looking east on Broadway toward the Fourth Street intersection citizens see the spot where parades have marched in tribute to local heroes for 55 years.
Vacant Rock Island Yards rail line, looking south
Flood fighters visit a hospitalized child
Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons
Volunteers gather at city hall for cleanup duties; courthouse in the background