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Iowa Clothes Plans Expansion - 'Catalyst' For Downtown Fixup
A New Look . . . will come to the corner of West Broadway and Scott Streets with the renovation and expansion of the Iowa Clothes Shop as shown in this sketch by The Goldstein Associates of Omaha.
Iowa Clothes Opens New Area
Richard "Pete" Lee, owner of Iowa Clothes Shop, 536 W. Broadway looks over the new addition to the store that is now open. The original store is now being remodeled and is expected to open at the end of the summer. Once the two are joined the store…
Iowa City, Iowa
Four massive pillars which support the portico had not been erected when this picture was taken of Old Capitol, the first statehouse of Iowa. Old Capitol was turned over to the State University of Iowa when the state capital was moved to Des Moines…
Iowa City, Iowa
Old Capitol was completely renovated and restored in 1923-24 with a $50,000 appropriation from the State Legislature. More than three-quarters of a century of service had caused a marked deterioration. Wooden beams and trusses were replaced with…
Iowa City, Iowa
Hundreds of Johnson County settlers gathered around Old Capitol in the early 1850's for the Johnson County Fair. The building was still unfinished at this time and had not been completed in December, 1857, when it became the property of the State…
Iowa City Played Key Roll In Early History Of State - Territorial Capital Century Ago . . .
An Old Brick Walk . . . leads across the inviting grounds of Plum Grove, home of Robert Lucas, first governor of the Iowa territory. Now a state historical monument, the restored Lucas home is open to the public.
Iowa And Nebraska To Push Bridge Work - Linking Council Bluffs And Omaha
Shaking On Agreement . . . to cooperate in Interstate Bridge construction are L.M. Clauson and John Hossack. Nebraska Gov. Frank Morrison, second from left, and Iowa Gov. Harold Hughes look on.
IOOF Lodge Room
Photograph shows the first IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) Lodge in Council Bluffs, IA.
Printed on reverse of image: "November 24, 1931 - The second story of the above building on the revers side was occupied as the first Hall or Lodge Room…
Printed on reverse of image: "November 24, 1931 - The second story of the above building on the revers side was occupied as the first Hall or Lodge Room…
Intruder Flushed Out of Atlantic Store
Atlantic Police, Iowa State Patrol and Cass County Sheriff's officers escort Dennis Edward Elliott, 28, of Red Oak from Cappel's Ace Hardware Store in Atlantic after and eight-hour standoff Tuesday morning. Elliott and Morgan Lee Jensen, 21, of…
Introducing 'psycho-education' to Bluffs
Nadine Rey, a youth life educator from France, plays backgammon with a client at the Christian Home. Rey is at CHA under an exchange program. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Interstate Span Open To Traffic
Symbolic Linking...of the two states is performed by Nebraska Gov. J.J. Exon, William Gray, chairman of the Iowa Highway Commission, and Council Bluffs Mayor Joseph B. Katelman.