Postcard of the Pacific Fruit Express Company's Ice Plant. From back, "The Pacific Fruit Express Company's new ice plant at Council Bluffs, which has a capacity of 270 tons daily and a storage capacity of 25,000 tons. The mammoth iceing platform is…
A Tense Moment . . . results when Fremont County sheriff, Al Christopher, in white hat, advises group of Bartlett residents that their town will be flooded.
An Evacuation Route . . . is kept open by diking Mills county road G into Bartlett. National Guard trucks shuttle in and out of the flood threatened area.
Towering Above . . . Interstate Highway 680 at the Loveland rest area is the long-awaited observation platform. The wooden tower has five levels, giving tourists a panoramic view of the Missouri River valley to the west. The tower was part of a…
River Access Area . . . is Wilson Island, near DeSoto Bend, offers Missouri River boat ramps, parking facilities and camping pads adjacent to the roads (white lines) winding through the trees.
The Small Clearing . . . in the woods (center) along the Missouri River just above the Iowa Power and Light Co. generating plant is part of the 20 acres of Long's Landing, newest river access area built and keyed to the Lewis and Clark Trail.
A panel discussion featuring State Representative MaryAnn Hanusa, Congresswoman Cindy Axne, Senator Joni Ernst and members of the AAUW: Loess Hills Branch of Iowa.
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment,…
Our Changing Scene: Moved from its downtown location in 1911, the old First Congregational Church became the Dodge Memorial Church at Thirty-second St. and Avenue C. The old picture is from the files of the Rev. R.O. Barber of Dodge Memorial…
An estimated crowd of 18,000 jammed into Hilton Coliseum in Ames for the National Farm Crisis Rally Wednesday. The event, which was called the largest farm rally in history, was staged to call attention to the plight of the nation's farmers. A large…