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Taking It Easy...during Saturday's Crescent Fun Days Parade is an unidentified big-wheel cycler. His ride in the back of a pickup wa part of what is called the biggest small town parade.

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An Original Plat...of the town of Crescent is studied by a group seeking to incorporate the 103-year-old town. In the group are Will Rief, Ross Hough, William Glennie and Ray Brewer.

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Main Street...in Crescent on Highway 30A, lined with numerous places of business.

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This 103-Year-Old Copy...of the Crescent City Oracle provides a human interest highlight in the booming town of 1857. Although platted at that time the town has only recently become incorporated.

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Lodge serves as a focal point at Mount Crescent.

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Highway signs welcome motorists to Crescent.

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Postal employee Erma Hanson of Honey Creek sorts through daily mail at the Crescent Post Office.

Crescent, Iowa
(Includes Crescent Ski Hills)
File #1
to 12/3/1979

Crescent, Iowa
File #2
1/1/80--
See also: Arcadia Alcohol Refining Co.

Crescent_Iowa_2_03_25_1992_001.jpg
photo of the K&K Little Corner Store and Breadeaux Pizza in Crescent Iowa

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Photo reproduction of an engraving of the Creston House Hotel.

Creston, Iowa

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Crime
1986--

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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.

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Signing Pledge Sheet...is the Rev. Clifford Ruff, pastor of Peace Church of the Brethren for Wanita Green, 14m and Mike Green, 15, for the Sunday CROP bike and hike for world hunger. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Green, 2205 S. 10th…

CROP
(Walk for Hunger)
1979
Sponsored by C.B. Ministerial Assn.

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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.

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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…

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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.
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