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Bridge_I480_Over_Missouri_River_11_2_1966_005.jpg
Three Years Of Work...and $7.2 million went into this Interstate Highway passage Missouri River, seen here looking eastward.. Arrows indicate the traffic flow. Westbound vehicles will use the northern lanes of 480 bridge, exiting on dodge Street. …

Bridge_Sites_Considered_For_Bridge_Between_CB_and_Omaha_6_16_1974_002.jpg
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…

Interstate_80_12_14_1966_001.jpg
Barricade . . . is shoved aside to open Interstate 80 by Robert Walton, Pottawattamie County supervisor, State Treasurer Paul Franzeznburg, Council Bluffs Mayor Joe Katelman, Mayor H.R. (Cy) Watson of Missouri Valley, Highway Commissioner Everett…

Fire Department IAFF Certificate 1996.tif
International Association of Fire Fighters certificate honoring Local 15 for 75 years of affiliation.

Council_Bluffs_History_Flood_1952_04_27_1952_004.jpg
Roller Coaster Roadbed...faces Illinois Central crewmen for two miles where rails and ties sagged of their own weight when roadbed was washed out.

Lakes I247a.tif
Photograph of ice skating and hockey on Lake Manawa.

Jerkovich_Charles_Family_05_28_1960_001.jpg
Snuggled Close . . . as possible to mommy (Mrs. Charles Jerkovich) are her triplet daughters. One of their nurses, Miss Vivian Graeve of Panama, stands by to lend a helping hand. The babies will remain in incubators until their weight reaches at…

First_National_Bank_11_16_1971_01.jpg
Bank Trust Officer Robert Tate . . . demonstrates one of 25 engraving tools the bank will loan residents so they can mark valuables. "Operation Identification" is designed to discourage burglars. Police Chief Nick Sulentic looks on and added his…

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Ignoring Chilly Temperatures, Orland Leitch dangles about 150 feet above the ground on Radio Station KRCB's new AM-FM tower near South Omaha Bridge Road. The station's old tower is at left and will be dismantled when the new 330-foot tower is…

Highways_Iowa_05_28_1967_001.jpg
Reviewing Maps . . . of completed land acquisitions are Willis Youells and Herbert Holden, who are closing up the highway right-of-way office at 500 Mynster St.

Bridges I455.tif
Photograph of the Illinois Central Bridge construction - 12th St. and Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Six postcards of Illinois Central Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River.

Illinois_Central_Bridge_10_08_1939_001.jpg
Shown above is a typical scene at the Illinois Central bridge over the Missouri River as it is opened to permit the passage upstream of an army engineer's paddle wheeler with a barge load of building materials. The draw which is open, is on the Iowa…

Railroads I455.tif
Photograph of the Illinois Central Railroad Trestle over Big Lake north of Council Bluffs

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Three postcards depicting the Illinois Central Station.
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