Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs -- Drawings. Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Iowa -- Drawings. Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Nebraska -- Drawings. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History. Simons, George, 1834-1917.
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853. Hunting Antelope in Wyoming Territory August 1865.
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Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853. Hunting Buffalo in Central Kansas. Sept 1865. GM Dodge and NP Dodge.
C-Shift. 719 16th Ave. Hutch Tavern. Larry Hook, Michael Caputo
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The concrete deck for the Interstate 80 bridge over Highway 375 near South Avenue will be ready to pour in about two weeks, a spokesman for Cramer Brothers Construction of Des Moines said Friday. Crews are now pouring spacer joints between the pre-stressed concrete beams. The bridge should be finished in July. I-80 from this point north of relocated Highway 6 will be opened in the fall.
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This Brick House...is the new parsonage of the Church of God of Prophecy. It is next to the church at Seventeenth St. and Avenue E.
Photograph of a hydroplane on Lake Manawa.
First Through The U.P. Underpass . . . is the Thomas Jefferson High School Band. The Abraham Lincoln High School Band also participated in the Interstate 29 dedication and opening ceremonies Wednesday afternoon. This section completes Interstate Highway 29 in Pottawattamie County.
No More Dark Pasages...on Interstate 480 Bridge
Three Years Of Work...and $7.2 million went into this Interstate Highway passage Missouri River, seen here looking eastward.. Arrows indicate the traffic flow. Westbound vehicles will use the northern lanes of 480 bridge, exiting on dodge Street. Southern lanes of new bridge, connected with Douglas Street ramp, will be empty. Ak-Sar_Ben Bridge will be devoted to east-bound traffic. Nonpareil Airphoto by Jack Kennedy.
Like a double image the Interstate 680 bridge across the Missouri on Interstate 680 is rising to match its older twin, the Mormon Bridge at left. The center section of the span is being fabricated aboard a barge on the river and will be hoisted as a unit. Completion date is uncertain at the moment. Much grading and paving on the Iowa side must still be done. The American Bridge Co. of Chicago is constructing the superstructure..
I-80 Another Step Forward For State - Twin Dedication Tuesday
Barricade . . . is shoved aside to open Interstate 80 by Robert Walton, Pottawattamie County supervisor, State Treasurer Paul Franzeznburg, Council Bluffs Mayor Joe Katelman, Mayor H.R. (Cy) Watson of Missouri Valley, Highway Commissioner Everett Shockey of Council Bluffs and David Lemen, Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce president-elect. Bridge carries Interstate 29 over I-80.
International Association of Fire Fighters certificate honoring Local 15 for 75 years of affiliation.
IBP Raises Base Pay 30 Cents At C.B. Plant June 30, 1989 Fired IBP Worker Seeks Payment June 30, 1989 Council Favors A Sewer-Rate Hike For Frito Lay, IBP July 25, 1989 Catch 22: Appeal Injuries Or Live With Impairments July 30, 1989 Frito Lay, IBP May Block Sewer Rate Hike August 28, 1989 Sewer Surcharge Hikes Delayed At IBP Request August 29, 1989 IBP, Mayor To Discuss Sewer Rates August 30, 1989 Mayor Asks Sewer Hikes After Meeting With IBP September 1, 1989 IBP To Press Fight Against C.B. Sewer Rate Hike September 12, 1989 IBP Gets Its Best Rate On Sewers From C.B. September 17, 1989 IBP Inc. Files Lawsuit To Block A City-Imposed Sewer Surcharge October 6, 1989 IBP Plans To Hire 70 For New Line October 10, 1989 IBP Seeks Account For Sewer Payments November 2, 1989 Judge Considers IBP Sewer-Fee Appeal February 21, 1990 IBP Suit To Go To Court March 9, 1990 IBP Adds 100 Workers At C.B. Plant In '89 April 29, 1990 Jury Awards $70,000 For IBP Plant Injuries August 20, 1990 Impasse May Force Layoffs At C.B.'s IBP September 21, 1990 IBP Worker's Hand Injured At Plant November 30, 1990 IBP Worker Has Surgery For Hand Cuts December 1, 1990 IBP's Plant In C.B. Back At Work Today February 5, 1991 IBP Eying Expansion For Bluffs Pork Plant April 21, 1991 IBP Worker Injured In Fall From Freezer August 10, 1991 Judge Hears Disputed IBP Sewer Rates May 22, 1992 DCI Arrests 5 In $30,000 Theft From IBP Plant July 23, 1992 IBP May Expand Plant By 175 Jobs - Tax Abatement Sought; The Plan Calls For The Council Bluffs Operation To Begin Producing Hams June 24, 1993 One Dead At Plant - Seven Treated At Hospital After Ammonia Leak At IBP July 1, 1993 OSHA To Investigate Worker's Death July 1, 1993 Worker Describes Fatal Scene July 2, 1993 Council OKs Abatement For IBP - Action Could Pave Way For $10 Million Expansion Of Plant In Council Bluffs July 14, 1993 IBP Facing Fines In Fatal Accident November 25, 1993 Jury Awards $15 Million Against IBP In Suit December 3, 1994
IC Works From Both Ends to Repair Flooded Track; 12-mile Stretch Damaged
Roller Coaster Roadbed...faces Illinois Central crewmen for two miles where rails and ties sagged of their own weight when roadbed was washed out.
An ice cream-gulping crowd mills around the Dodge House Friday afternoon, partaking in the house's July Fourth social. Humid and hot weather sparked a taste for the ice cream, and the large crowd may prompt sponsors of the event to make it an annual affair.
Hockey. Lakes -- Photographs. Skating. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1850-1900. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs. Manawa, Lake (Iowa).
Photograph of ice skating and hockey on Lake Manawa.
Lakes -- Photographs. Skating. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1850-1900. Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs. Manawa, Lake (Iowa).
Identical Triplet Girls Are Born To Jerkoviches
Snuggled Close . . . as possible to mommy (Mrs. Charles Jerkovich) are her triplet daughters. One of their nurses, Miss Vivian Graeve of Panama, stands by to lend a helping hand. The babies will remain in incubators until their weight reaches at lease five pounds.