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Traffic At Standstill As Cattle Take To Superroad; Stock Truck Overturns
Interstate 29 Roundup...turns highway patrolmen into cowboys as 69 cattle are herded down the super-road.
Cass Deputy Auditor Retires After 54 Years In Court House; Was State's Youngest County Auditor
Fred W. Herbert...resigned last week as Cass County deputy auditor. He worked in the courthouse all but 10 years since 1898.
Mother Saves Baby As Four Sons Die In Fire
Inspecting Bedroom...at 3207 Sixth Avenue where the bodies of the fours children of Mrs. Richard M. Allen were found is Fire Capt. Earl Foster. The young brothers suffocated. Other Nonpareil Photo on page 12.
Pony Creek Picture Postcard
The Pony Creek hills northwest of Glenwood take on picture post card qualities after snow falls. This scene, following an earlier snow, features one of the abandoned bridges familiar in the area.
Like Fine Lace
Like Fine Lace...is this wintry work of nature on a wooded lane just off Timberlane. This picture was shot on the second day of spring.
Nostalgic Scene
Old-timers have many memories of scenes like this, created Thursday afternoon when a major power failure plunged The Nonpareil and the rest of Council Bluffs into darkness. State Editor Verne Peyser prepares news copy about the blackout by the light…
Working Like A Dog
Working Like A Dog...is Schnapps, a St. Bernard who provides power for the V-plow guided by his master, Glen A. Gohlinghost of 232 Jordan St. They are cleaning snow from the sidewalk near their home.
Pet Chicken Learns To Walk On Wooden Leg; The Whiligig
Wooden Leg...is worn by hen, pet of John Ege.
Bluffs Couple Die In Airplane Crash
The Crash...in a cornfield ripped the front end of the single-engined aircraft to shreds.
Best Pictures 1962-1966
Airplane wreckage. Photo apparently not used in the Nonpareil, but associated with photo and article from November 6, 1968, "Bluffs Couple Die In Airplane Crash". Notation on back: "Plane Crash 11-6-65" Couple killed were Ross A. Walker and Alta…
Winter Morn
Heavy frost and winter haze couple with light snowfall made even the city's parking lots look like the work of an artist. This picture was taken at Eighth Street and Indian Creek Wednesday morning.
Standing Guard
Weathered and eroded by the timeless waters of the Missouri River, these old boat pilings south of the Union Pacific railroad bridge, patiently stand guard on the muddy beach waiting the onslaught of the spring thaw. Only the occasional clunk of ice…
Howlin' Houn' Dog
Council Bluffs citizens were alerted Friday to be on the lookout for "Schnapps," a 10-foot tall St. Bernard which was last seen trotting down Pearl Street with a small foreign car instead of a wine keg dangling from her neck. The dog nearly ran over…
Fountain Youths
Through the changes in the season, through many generations, the boy and girl on the old iron fountain have kept watch over Bayliss Park. This unusual photo by Larry Sollazzo of The Nonpareil captures the pair in the fountain shower during a sliver…
Lewis Central High School Annual 1970
1970 Yearbook (Annual) of Lewis Central High School
General Dodge Papers - Book 7 - March 1869
General Dodge Papers - The Union Pacific Railroad Period, Book 7
March 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
March 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 7 - April 1869
General Dodge Papers - The Union Pacific Railroad Period, Book 7
April 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
April 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 7 - May 1869
General Dodge Papers - The Union Pacific Railroad Period, Book 7
May 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
May 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
General Dodge Papers - Book 7 - June 1869
General Dodge Papers - The Union Pacific Railroad Period, Book 7
June 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
June 1869
For an index for Book 7, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 7 Index" record.
Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa.