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Overview of Council Bluffs
Aerial photograph looking over Council Bluffs from Fairmount Park Hill.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature" In Fremont, Mills Counties
A Tense Moment . . . results when Fremont County sheriff, Al Christopher, in white hat, advises group of Bartlett residents that their town will be flooded.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature' In Fremont, Mills Counties
Shelves Are Emptied . . . in the Bartlett general store by owners Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ware after news of impending flood danger is received.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature' In Fremont, Mills Counties
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.
Overlook Tower Is Completed
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…
Overcoming first barriers French exchange student enthusiastic over Bluffs
Exchange student . . . from France, Miss Jacqueline Roy, right, and Karen Hunter are entertained by the Hunters' French poodle. --Nonpareil Photo.
Over 100 At LDS Ceremony - Set Cornerstone For New Building
Church Officials . . . Richard C. Stratford and Ross Weaver prepare to set the cornerstone at the new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Outdoor Recreation: A National Resource
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.
Outdoor Recreation: A National Resource
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.
Our Right to Vote 2020
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,…
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment,…
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Two postcards depicting Our Lady of Victory Academy.
Our Changing Scene
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…
Ottumwan Into Governor Race - Mayor Loveless, 40, Democratic Aspirant
Herschel C. Loveless
Otto House on Vine Street
Photograph of the Otto house on Vine St. Man with two young girls in front. Note on back says "called Miller House".
Original Bayliss Park Fountain
Photograph of the original Bayliss Park Fountain at the Dodge House
Organizers Successful In Making Farm Rally A Major Media Event
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…
OPPD Checks Out Fort Calhoun Spill
An aerial view of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station. The station is located 19 miles north of Omaha on the west bank of the Missouri River. The nuclear plant has a total generating capacity of 455,000 kilowatts.
Operation SERVE Proves It Serves
The Rev. Duane King of Deaf Missions adds another pin to a map of the United States on the wall in his office at the mission. The pins represent people who have contributed support to the work of Deaf Missions. King and his wife, Peggy, recently…
Operating Head Of U.P.
President of the Union Pacific railroad is William M. Jeffers, who started railroading with the Union Pacific as a messenger and call boy at North Platte, Neb. Later he was progressively named telegrapher, clerk, chief dispatcher at North Platte,…
Opening of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Photograph of the opening parade for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, 1898 - Omaha Nebraska.