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The Rev. J. William Brewer, president of Downtown Kiwanis, presents a birthday card to Richard P. Hamilton, president of Hawkeye Kiwanis, to mark the 20th birthday of the Hawkeye club. The Hawkeye club was sponsored by the Downtown club when it…

All suited up for their installation as district officers for the Kiwanis Club Saturday were Dick Hogan, left, governor, and Bob Hegland, right, lieutenant governor.

Knights of Columbus
Council Bluffs, Neola, etc.

Amateur theater.
Blackface entertainers.
Drag shows.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1900-1950.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.

Knights of the Full Moon male theater group. Cast picture.

Knights of the Full Moon at the Castle, Council Bluffs Auditorium. 1914-1915 season. List of names on back of photograph.

Knights of the Full Moon at the Castle, Council Bluffs Auditorium. 1914-1915 season. Cast picture, partial list of names on the back of the photograph.

Anyone familiar with fraternal emblems should recognize this symbolic design. It appears on a building that once housed The Nonpareil. Can you identify the symbol and its location?

Answer: It is the emblem of the Independent Order of Oddfellows,…

This kringle and crown, sign of the Royal Bakers of Denmark, hangs above the entrance of a Council Bluffs bakery.

Answer: The kringle and crown hangs above the Axelsen's Bakery, 128 W. Broadway.

This is the top of a local business in downtown Council Bluffs. Know where it is?

Answer: This is the top of the Council Bluffs Credit Bureau building, 305 W. Broadway.

This lion, boy and lamb decorate a Council Bluffs church.

Answer: The design is on the exterior of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 140 W. Washington Ave.

Modern styling reaches a high point in this impressive new church steeple. Recognize it?

Answer: The steeple tops the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Twenty-third Street and Avenue I.

large outdoor statue of an angel
This imposing bronze figure is the city's most famous statue and, appropriately, is associated with one of the est known families in Council Bluffs history. Can you identify it? The answer appears elsewhere on this page.

This handsome plaque is fastened to the brick wall near the doorway of one of the newer buildings in Council Bluffs. Several hundred persons pass it daily during their regular business trips to the building. Can you identify the location?

Answer:…

Stately columns frame the entrance to one of Iowa's most renowned places of learning. Recognize it?

Answer: The entrance to the main building at Iowa School for the Deaf.
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