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Arnolds Park, June 29 - Crowning Miss Iowa - Placing the crown of Miss Iowa on the head of Kay Nielson, 22, of Council Bluffs, is Muriel Fairchild, who recently was crowned Miss Minnesota. The two will compete in the Miss Universe contest at Long…

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Postcard depicting Crystal Lodge on Fifth Avenue at 30th Street - "The Home of Chicken Dinner Bingo."

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Postcard of the cut in Fairmount Park. Caption reads: "The Cut in Fairmount Park from High Bridge, Council Bluffs, IA."

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Turning In Collections...from some of their pledges to Mel Fickenscher, superintendent of Bethany Lutheran Home, and Dennis Rutledge, their youth representative, are Tom Kuck, Craig Newberg and Cheryl Lieurance.

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Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Daggers Saw Mill near Corner Mill & Sixth Streets - Council Bluffs. Sketched by George Simons in 1854.

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Photograph of the exterior of the Daily Herald Office.

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Photograph of the exterior of the Daily Herald Office, 10 Pearl St.. Newspaper published in 1883-1884.

Nonpareil 2011 Flood Special ocr.pdf
A special issue included in the Sunday, November 13, 2011 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. It details the flooding that occurred in Council Bluffs and other Southwest Iowa cities located near the Missouri River.

Nonpareil Sauganash Monument Dedication May 24, 2015 Ocr.pdf
A special issue included in the Sunday, May 24, 2015 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. It covers the Sauganash memorial dedication and documents how Billy Caldwell (Sauganash) led a band of Potawatomi in establishing what would become Council Bluffs.

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Squirrels Dine...in deluxe accommodations, serviced by Berg.

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Unbelievable Beauty . . . is created by the contrast of the ebony black finish of the etagere in the front hall of the Historic General Dodge House and the mother-of-pearl embellishments. Mrs. Michael Terry, guide, said "It is easily moveable on its…

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Photograph of dance hall at Lake Manawa.

On back of photo: "Richard Reynold age 10 Underwood"

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Ticket for a dance at the Kursaal Dance Hall at Lake Manawa.

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Corner of Pierce St. and Park Ave

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Photograph of David DeVol House. 114 South 1st street. Mr. and Mrs. David DeVol and Mary DeVol are standing in front of the house.

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2 photographs of American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company.

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De Forest Wireless Tower, St. Louis Exposistion, 1904.
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