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1952 - Man Against The Missouri
Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…
Innocent pleas by Hrbek, Chadwick
Below, [Court bailiff Mike] Peth leads suspect John Hrbek from the courtoom. Both suspects pleaded innocent. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Chadwick, Charles N.
head and shoulders profile of a man, identified on the bottom of the photo as Charles Chadwich, 1981
Chadwick, Charles N.
close-up of driver's side seat, blood on seat , with sunglasses on the seat
Chadwick, Charles N.
Rear view of Corvette, Mills County license plate EFJ773, angled onto gravel shoulder of paved highway (275 South); driver's door open. Datsun, with front door open, in background.
Chadwick, Charles N.
Datsun auto with driver's door open, blood on ground (gravel surface) and on the driver's seat
Mall wants control over walking areas
New owners of Centre Point mall want to take over ownership of public walkways in the mall from the city in an effort to curb rowdyism and enhance mall security.
Center Point Mall
artist rendering of interior of Center Point / Midlands Mall with kiosk, Orange Julius, and Crown Hallmark in foreground, Younkers in the background
On back of photo:
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Midlands Mall
renamed "Centre Point Mall"
5/10/88
On back of photo:
file
Midlands Mall
renamed "Centre Point Mall"
5/10/88
Centre Point Mall
Boy with a Leaky Boot statue, acting as a fountain, in Centre Point Mall. May with hose kneeling by the fountain, filling it with water
Centre Point Mall
interior of mall, near Orange Julius store; sunlight through the mall's skylights
Central Baptist Has New Unique Identity
An Open Bible...is being painted on the north outside wall of Central Baptist Church by the Rev. James Channell of Sioux Falls, S.D. The Rev. Charles Proud, passtor of the church, is standing on the ladder below. The gigantic Bible measures 11 feet…
Open House Set For Sunday; Central Baptist
Central Baptist Church...graces a hilltop at the outskirts of Council Bluffs on some five acres of land. The cement block structure is painted white with charcoal trim. Ample parking area enables worshippers to park near the church at the ground…
Open House Set For Sunday; Central Baptist
The Rev. Charles Proud...looks over his spacious sanctuary which seats comfortably 300 worshippers. Its hanging lights, long windows and light paneling gives it a soft, well lighted effect of richness. The red carpeting in the aisles continues to…
Mississippi 'Red-Necks'
These three sun-hardened faces belong to a trio of Mississippi men, members of a civilian crew attached to the Army engineers on special flood duty in Council Bluffs. The "red-necks" as they call themselves, are, left to right, Bill Tate of Natchez,…
Midnight Eyes On The Levee
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.
Flood of 1952 File #4
Inoculation for measles was an order of the day for small evacuees during the Council Bluffs flood threat. Dr. John Keller of Council Bluffs, who volunteered his services, injects a dose of immune serum globulin while Nurse Regina Riley of Jennie…
Flood of 1952 File #4
Soldiers play cards on makeshift sandbag furniture
Flood of 1952 File #4
Army personnel wash their trucks with fire hoses
Flood of 1952 File #4
Corp. Gerald Botcher, Houston, MN and PFC Teofilo D. Marinez, Durango, CO, Company A 472 Engineers, Aviation Batallion, rest in Bayliss Park.