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Mormons M676b.tif
Reproduction of a photograph from the National Archives showing an Mormon Emigrant wagon train. Location unknown.

1-Simons Print - Mormon Camp.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormon Camp meeting near Parks Mill. 3 Miles East Council Bluffs.

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With Aid Of Walking Sticks...Fireman Robert Carroll, an unidentified man, and Policemen C.E. Moore, Ronald Stevens, John Schweer, Herbert Mace and William Lane continue on their long trek to Missouri Valley and Back [sic].

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Hiding From Rain...that began falling while they played in Bayliss Park are Dianne, 7; Brant, 6-1/2, and Nancy, 9, all children of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Noziska, 125 Third St. Their dog, Hedy, squeezed in under the park bench, too.

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Firemen water down the remains of the second floor of the old Howard Plastics building, 1401 S. Main St., after it was gutted by fire Saturday. Samual Bittner, owner of the building, was not available for an estimation of the loss. Fire Chief Waldo…

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MOOOOve This Cage...off of me, bawls one of the cattle trapped under the overturned truck. Three were killed.
[Photo zoomed-in view of Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_05_6_1959_11.jpg]

Fire Department Moonlight Madness 1976.tif
Council Bluffs Fire Department Moonlight Madness event.

Lewis_Clark_1_06_12_1988_001.jpg
Panels on the Lewis and Clark Monument have deteriorated.

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Nine postcards of Council Bluffs monuments

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Signs of deterioration are showing on portions of the Lewis and Clark monument as pointed out by Terry Cox, city recreation superintendent. Weather is the apparent culprit. The upper corner of the west side of the monument, one of the favorite…

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Moisture seeping into the Lewis and Clark Monument is blamed for extensive damage to the reliefs. A committee working to restore the monument hired a contractor Thursday to conduct tests to determine how the work should proceed.

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A large colorful monument to the Blessed Mother Mary stands on a hill overlooking Earling. The monument, in front of the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, was constructed by Msgr. N.A. Gaul, 81, a resident at the home. The curved structure, of…

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Above is an artist's rendering of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial upon completion of restoration work.

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Welcoming A Group... Of former Avenue B Elementary School students is Principal Norman Bush of Roosevelt Elementary. The students and their parents walked to the school Wednesday to see what the route and buildings are like.

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Mural . . . of faceted glass on St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan overlooks College Place.

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(Left-Harold Coyle) and Jerry Katz of the Alter Co. The bundled scrap is now ready for sale to firms who melt and use scrap metal. --Nonpareil Photos.

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Modern salvage : The Alter Co., one of Council Bluffs' newer industries, uses the very latest equipment in its scrap salvage operation. Here an old car body is being put into a press. It will come in bales.
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