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Haas Home Council Bluffs
This is the former home of Mrs. Frank Haas, which is to be razed to make room for a parking lot at the proposed site of the new Masonic Temple.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Former Grandeur . . . of the Haas house is reflected in the marble fireplace being reviewed by Charles Glasford. Both the front parlor and the dining room boasted these elaborate heating units.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Brass Light Fixture . . . being inspected by Glasford was illuminated by. It is one of the few early features to survive the passing years.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Barred Windows . . . were installed as a protection against Indians. The ancient safe once contained business records of the Haas family.
Hamanns Win Fight With Polio - Moving Back To The Farm
Packing To Move . . . back to the farm is the Lester Hamann family. Patricia is in the wheelchair. The others are Mrs. Hamann, Karen and Sharen, and Mr. Hamann.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This photo was taken before 1900 by the late Dr. F.W. Dean. It looks north from the top of Gibraltar, a high cliff just east of Abraham Lincoln High School. Dr. Dean lived in the house at lower left, which faced…
Today
Today...the area appears like this from atop the hill at the end of Clark Avenue, the nearest high spot left in the district. About the only identifying feature that can be compared to the old photo is the portion of the clay bank, upper right, on…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--These brick buildings at First St. and Broadway, erected about 100 years ago, were the first of their type in Council Bluffs. This photo was reproduced from "Early Days At Council Bluffs" by Babbitt, a book at the Free…
Today
Today...the same buildings have kept up with the times, with a series of renovations and remodeling. The most recent remodeling was that of the building at the extreme right, following a fire several years agao.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About 1900 when 33 S. Main St. was a storage warehouse for the Wm. Welch storage and transfer line, and all the drays were horse drawn, the Fryer printing house and Long wallpaper shop occupied the neighboring…
Today
Today...the Iowa Liquor Store has been transformed from the old three-story building to a modern face two-story affair. To the left is the Council Bluffs Gas Co. building. And instead of hitching posts along the sidewalk, parking meters dot the way.
Today
Today...the Dahl Battery and Tire Co. is now located at 337 W. Broadway, which is a new building since the older picture was made. The Dahl building is flanked on one side by a cleaning business and the other by a youngsters [sic] clothing shop.…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1900, some 50 horses and a large amount of hay were kept in the Welch transfer barn on South Tenth St., between Fourth and Fifth Aves. One of the transfers [sic] four-horse teams is hitched to a load of lumber. …
Hamburg To Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary
The Name Of Gottsche . . . has run through the history of Hamburg for 98 of its 100 years. Pioneer head of the clan was John, in the picture, and more recently William, right, his son John, and presently, Steve and Karen.
Hamburg To Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary
Only Remaining Evidence . . . of the early French settlement which preceded Hamburg is this headstone from a cemetery long since farmed over.
'Landmark' Home Sold At Hamburg
This Pioneer Home . . . in Hamburg has been purchased by the Methodist Church.
High Water Bills? Not For These Hamburg Residents
Good Cold Spring Water . . . flows from this pipe year around at Hamburg.
Blaze Took House, Gave Family Friends - Hamburg Neighbors Now Greet Mrs. Doiel . . .
In Hamburg Home . . . are Mrs. Charles Doiel and two of her seven children - Debby and Mary.
Competition Now More Equal Between Missouri, SW Iowa - Still No Fireworks
Filling Gas Tank . . . at "peacetime" prices is Simon Barrett, who has been selling gasoline at the edge of Hamburg for 16 years.
No Organization Is Needed, Claim Hamburg Boosters - Everyone Is Willing To Work
Going Up In Hamburg . . . is a combination Legion Hall and bowling lanes. And gathered on this Main Street corner are some of the men responsible for Hamburg's growth - Jack Douglas, Dick Dugan, John Gottsche and Miller Payne.