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An applauding crowd.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign to a huge crowd assembled at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum on Oct. 29, 1970. He was in Nebraska to campaign for GOP hopefuls. He later returned to Nebraska Jan. 14, 1971, to honor the University…

Photograph of the victory parade, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Photograph of Broadway street in Council Bluffs (Iowa) looking west from 4th street. Shows decorations for Victory parade welcoming home Company L, 168th Infantry, May 20, 1919.

Printed at bottom of photograph: "Spirit of C. B. Iowa - May 1919.

Photographs of the victory parade welcoming home Company L, 168th Infantry, May 20, 1919. Council Bluffs Iowa.

The Festive Table...of the Dodge House Dining room is loaded with fancy glassware and the silver tea service that was used by the Dodge family. The table arrangement and oversize centerpiece were done by Mrs. William Utley, a member of the Dodge…

The Festive Table . . . of the Dodge House dining room is loaded with fancy glassware and the silver tea service that was used by the Dodge family. The table arrangement and oversize centerpiece were done by Mrs. William Utley, a member of the Dodge…

Scheduled To Close . . . is the Victor Iowa Pack pork plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. Company officials say operations will cease next week. The photo shows the back of the plant where trucks unload hogs.

Activity Buzzes...on Broadway Viaduct as carpenters and steel workers prepare for concrete work on west end of the span.,

Aerial photograph of the Vergaminles Addition off Grand Ave.

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Scenic Overlook . . . The "backbone" which give Backbone State Park its name provides a high vantage point where visitors may survey the rugged beauty of the area. Lake (center) was created by a high dam on the Maquoketa River.

Manning an aerial ladder are Council Bluffs firemen, monitoring the progress of the intense fire at the elevator. Firemen from the Bluffs were joined by unites of the Omaha Fire Department in controlling the blaze, which started about 8:30 p.m.

Vanice Grain Elevator

Broken and Displaced Tombstones . . . were the result of vandalism at Fairview Cemetery, 308 Lafayette Ave. The city, which is responsible to repair the damage, will begin working on the project late this week with special equipment.

The vandalism of the St. Albert School sign with the letters "TJ" painted on it is being investigated by police as an initiation rite for members of the Yellowjacket football team. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.

Photos of Vance Grain elevator fire at 3300 First Ave.
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