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Fire Fighters - 5-3-1974 Midwest Walnut.tif
Smoke pours out of the west side of a dry lumber storage shed at Midwest Walnut. A portion of the building collapsed during the height of the blaze about being weakened by intense heat.

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View of the displays at the Midwest Horticultural Exposition held at the Council Bluffs Auditorium.

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Photograph of the displays at the Midwest Horticultural Exposition held at the Council Bluffs Auditorium.

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Iowa corn flows into barges at Peavey Company River Terminal for the first time in four years, and is checked by Jerry Swanger, Peavey barge loader, Dick Johnson, division manager, and Clyde Thorkildson, superintendent for Peavey. Johnson said the…

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Two portable spotlights provide light for midnight work at a north levee critical spot Saturday. Soldier on duty at the lights is Cpl. Herbert Schwartzberg of New York City.

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A collection of photographs of the Midlands Mall (Old Mall) in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Includes photos of demolition, design, construction, ribbon cutting, and use.

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Midlands Mall - South 4th Street and Broadway.

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Photograph of the Midlands Mall in Council Bluffs, IA. 1979, view of Broadway and Broadway Methodist Church (looking east, taken from top of First Federal Building).

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Postcard of the Midlands Mall. From back, "The Grand Mall. Urban Renewal Development with 50 Stores. Opened March 1976. Enclosed, Air Conditioned Shopping Center with Theaters and Office Complex. 3 hours Free Parking in the 1200 car, four floor…

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Photograph of middle Broadway. North side of Broadway from Fourth Street toward Bryant Street. Area now included in shopping center.

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The Highway 375 Bridge is slated for reopening in about mid-May, said Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co. of Sioux City. Workers have poured most of the new paving and are preparing to place the new aluminum side rails. The…

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Fifth Avenue Methodist Church . . . at 1800 Fifth avenue was completely rebuilt in 1924.

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Photograph of the Methodist Church in Council Bluffs (Iowa),1868.

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Stereograph of Methodist Church, Council Bluffs (Iowa) circa 1880.


Printed on back: "City Series - Methodist Church. 1st and Broadway. Excelsior Gallery, Between Main & Pearl Sts., Council Bluffs, Iowa."

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The young aren't the only ones who enjoy Christmas parties. Residents of Longview Nursing Home at Missouri Valley were feted at a party Sunday. A.J. Podenoif, 91, donned the Santa suit to pass out gifts around the big tree. From left, are Minnie…
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