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1950 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1950.
1952 - Man Against The Missouri
Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…
1966 Snorkel truck.
Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department 1966 International Pitman Snorkel.
1972 Fire Truck
1972 American LaFrance at new station #2 at S. 27th.
1988 Tornado
Photographs of the damage from the 1988 tornado in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Stairway Design . . . is a good example of the painstaking detail found throughout the house. Leading from the downstairs reception room to upper bedrooms, it is made of solid oak. Massive window at the middle landing is 6 feet wide and 10 feet high.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Historic Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen has changed very little since the day it was built. House at the left once served as a barn for the impressive dwelling.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Door Dimensions . . . are pointed out by Mrs. Jensen. This unusual door is 2.5 inches thick and 8.5 feet high. It leads from the dining room to a butler's pantry.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
First Floor View . . . takes in the front parlor, sitting room and dining room, a distance of about 54 feet. Large sliding doors can be closed to shut off each room.
19th Century Survives In 'Nob Hill' Home - Truly A Product Of Early Council Bluffs
The Georgian Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peterson has been sitting on the crest of Oakland Ave. since a few years after the Civil War.
19th Century Survives In 'Nob Hill' Home - Truly A Product Of Early Council Bluffs
Victorian Furnishings . . . abound in the Peterson home. This view from the front parlor takes in the living room and a doorway glimpse of the kitchen. A number of articles shown here are older than the house.
19th Century Survives In 'Nob Hill' Home - Truly A Product Of Early Council Bluffs
Historic Collection . . . of old furniture includes a matching chaperone's chair and loveseat which were used by the first owners of the house. The sideboard is considerably older than both.
19th Century Survives In 'Nob Hill' Home - Truly A Product Of Early Council Bluffs
Bedroom Setting . . . would have been as appropriate in 1874 as it is today. Twin beds are modern reproductions, especially chosen to blend in with the other pieces. This is the master bedroom, and once was partitioned off to form two rooms.
1st Assembly Concert, New Year Services
Phil Enloe
1st Assembly of God Church
Completed Structure . . . of the Assembly of God Church was finished within 10 months after it had been only a basement building for seven years.
1st Assembly to Dedicate New Annex
Fellowship Meet Monday
This Welcoming Entry . . . serves a double purpose, turn to your right to enter the church proper or to the left to the new educational unit.
1st Bank Celebrates Its 1st Year - Businesses of the Bluffs
The new First Bank at 1618 W. Broadway (top)
The original building, as seen a year ago, once housed Westmart Clothing Store (bottom)
The original building, as seen a year ago, once housed Westmart Clothing Store (bottom)
1st Baptist Phase Two Projects Begins - After Five Years
Rolling Out The Red Carpet . . . are left to right, Gary Hastings and Richard Hastings. The men, employees at a Council Bluffs carpeting company, rolled out the carpeting on the sidewalk in front of First Baptist Church to cut it in the right…
1st Claim Cabin in Nebraska
The first Claim Cabin built in Nebraska by Dan Norton in 1853 between Omaha & Bellevue.