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Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
After It Is Molded . . . this is how the design above looks. This cover is at Mynster and Seventh Streets.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
The Katelman Name . . . is found on most manhole covers around town. Some give pedestrians a friendly "clank" when walked on.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
A Beehive Cover . . . allows excess water to enter the opening below but strains out such undesirables as weeds and sticks.
Cover-Up Job Keeps Lids On
Preparing A Cap . . . to stop the steel flowing from the cupola into the ladle is Willie Riley, Omaha. The steel worker uses a sand mixture similar to what the molds are made of to stop the molten steel flow each time the ladle is ready.
Covered Wagon Spurs Old West Study; In THe Halls Of Learning
Displaying The Covered Wagon...they built are Edison Junior High freshmen Jim Frieze, Russell Lekey, Roger Fox, Sherry Anderson and Bill Lane.
Crane Activity
City Hall saw a little activity Friday morning as a crane owned by Paulson Construction Company of Council Bluffs lifted an air conditioning unit into place atop the "penthouse."
Crash scene
Crash scene...spectators view the damaged two-seater airplane. Note the piece of wing, ripped from the plane. The craft hit the power pole before crashing to the ground.
Creation of Department of Finance consolidates Jobs, Saves Tax Dollars
Director Nels Hanse, Treasurer Lucille Morris, and Deputy Glen Haynes, team up to perform duties that previously required the servies of five employees.
Credit Engineer In Zephyr Crash; His Action Prevented More Injuries
Demolished Diesel Unit...lies on its side along Burlington Railroad at wreck scene. Nonpareil photo by Don Patton.
Credit Engineer In Zephyr Crash; His Action Prevented More Injuries
Tracks...were bent into half circle by the big engines as they plowed up several hundred yards of rails and ties.
Credit The Birds
This stray ivy plant has taken root near the top of the clock tower at Broadway Methodist Church, First Street and Broadway. And you can credit the birds, who probably carried a seed or piece of vine to the tower. The plant, on the north side of…
Creston House
Photo reproduction of an engraving of the Creston House Hotel.
Crisis is Carter's fault; Gov. Brown says
Blasting President Carter...for his lack of leadership and "disastrous" foreign policy, California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., predicted in Council Bluffs Friday a wide open race for the Democratic nomination. Nonpareil photo by Jim Ebert.
Crossing Rails Can Be Frightening; On Washboard Road
A Car Crossing...the railroad on Washboard Road must be within 11 feet of the rail before the driver's line of sight is clear to the curve east of the intersection.
Crosswalks Are Established - For St. Pat's, Hoover
Pedestrian Crossings . . . and the sidewalks leading to them at the recently opened intersection of Broadway and Relocated Highway 6 are shown by the heavy black lines in this map prepared by the Police Department. All crossings are controlled by…
Crowd at the depot
Photograph of a crowd gathered at a train depot to witness troops from Council Bluffs (Iowa) leave for Des Moines (Iowa) on their way to the Philippines.
Crowl turns back time's pages
Still a reader . . . after 75 years, Harry Crowl Sr. reflects on his memories as a library patron. He was 10 years old when the building was dedicated, he said. Schools in Crowl's student days had fewer study materials for students, so many classes…
Crowning Miss Iowa
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…
Crystal Lodge
Postcard depicting Crystal Lodge on Fifth Avenue at 30th Street - "The Home of Chicken Dinner Bingo."