Browse Items (7656 total)
Sort by:
Scrub-A-Dub Float Steals Show Monday At Essex Centennial Parade
A Big Attraction Monday . . . at the Essex centennial parade was a float containing an old-fashioned bathtub with a live occupant. There was more than one peek over the rim but the proliferation of soap suds muddied the view. The Labor Day parade…
Ervin Building (Bennett Building)
The Ervin Building, formerly the Bennett Building, in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Ervin Building (Bennett Building)
The Bennett Building, Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1930's
Mysterious Numbers Show Boats How Much Clearance
These numbers...on supports underneath the I-480 bridge don't show the depth of the Missouri River.
Bridge Supporter of Modern Art
Shadows and angles present an interesting view of the supports underneath the Spring Street linking Council Bluffs and Omaha. A roadway directly under the span leads to the Chain of Lakes Park now under construction. Photo by Dave Decker.
[On back…
[On back…
I-680 Bridge Progressing
Like a double image the Interstate 680 bridge across the Missouri on Interstate 680 is rising to match its older twin, the Mormon Bridge at left. The center section of the span is being fabricated aboard a barge on the river and will be hoisted as a…
Permit Granted For Interstate 80 Span; $5.5 Million Project
This Is A Drawing...of the Interstate 80 bridge which will carry traffic between the southwest part of Council Bluffs and Spring Street in Omaha. The Omaha side is in the foreground.
Underwood Log 1969
Yearbook (annual) of Underwood High School.
Underwood Log 1968
Yearbook (annual) of Underwood High School.
Underwood Log 1967
Yearbook (annual) of Underwood High School.
Underwood Log 1966
Yearbook (annual) of Underwood High School.
Underwood Log 1965
Yearbook (annual) of Underwood High School.
Erosion Control in Pottawattamie County
This Aerial Photo . . . of the USDA's experimental farm three miles south of Treynor, taken before Monday's torrent, shows the breaks in terracing and consequent erosion caused by several hard-hitting rains in the last 10 days. Damage like this…
Airplane Leaked Oil Before Crash
Still Spraying The Blaze . . . that was out of control for over two hours after impact late Wednesday afternoon, firefighters inspect the control center of a Mexican DC-6 airliner, which crashed just north of Eppley Airfield. All seven crew members,…
Eppley Crash Kills 4 S.W. Iowans
Wreckage . . of the plane which carried five persons to their deaths late Sunday night at Omaha's Eppley Airfield lies covered with snow just south of several relay stations. The plane apparently struck a Missouri River dike while on approach to the…
Eppley Airfield Casting Darker Shadow On C.B.
Danger Lurks . . . in the air over Council Bluffs in the form of both large and small aircraft landing at nearby Eppley Airfield, say some city officials. They are concerned with the possibility of a mid-air collision over the city, similar to the…