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A large colorful monument to the Blessed Mother Mary stands on a hill overlooking Earling. The monument, in front of the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, was constructed by Msgr. N.A. Gaul, 81, a resident at the home. The curved structure, of…

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Nine postcards of Council Bluffs monuments

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Council Bluffs Fire Department Moonlight Madness event.

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MOOOOve This Cage...off of me, bawls one of the cattle trapped under the overturned truck. Three were killed.
[Photo zoomed-in view of Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_05_6_1959_11.jpg]

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Firemen water down the remains of the second floor of the old Howard Plastics building, 1401 S. Main St., after it was gutted by fire Saturday. Samual Bittner, owner of the building, was not available for an estimation of the loss. Fire Chief Waldo…

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Hiding From Rain...that began falling while they played in Bayliss Park are Dianne, 7; Brant, 6-1/2, and Nancy, 9, all children of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Noziska, 125 Third St. Their dog, Hedy, squeezed in under the park bench, too.

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With Aid Of Walking Sticks...Fireman Robert Carroll, an unidentified man, and Policemen C.E. Moore, Ronald Stevens, John Schweer, Herbert Mace and William Lane continue on their long trek to Missouri Valley and Back [sic].

1-Simons Print - Mormon Camp.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormon Camp meeting near Parks Mill. 3 Miles East Council Bluffs.

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Reproduction of a photograph from the National Archives showing an Mormon Emigrant wagon train. Location unknown.

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Postcard of the Mormon Social House in Nauvoo, Illinois.

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Sketch of the Mormon Tabernacle, Council Bluffs, 1848.

1-Simons Print - Mormons crossing the plains.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormons crossing the plains with hand carts from Florence Neb to Salt Lake. This train started from Iowa City and passed through Council…

Floods M677.tiff
Photograph showing Mosquito Creek overflow. Road to Quick, IA near Council Bluffs.

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Numbered Districts...show how Council Bluffs was divided for the 1960 population-housing survey.

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Scattered wreckage...of car-truck crash which claimed two lives is examined by Iowa Highway Patrolman Larry Torrey, left, and Deputy Sheriff Ed Christensen, far right. The two vehicles came together at the dark spots at right hand corner of picture.

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Inspecting Bedroom...at 3207 Sixth Avenue where the bodies of the fours children of Mrs. Richard M. Allen were found is Fire Capt. Earl Foster. The young brothers suffocated. Other Nonpareil Photo on page 12.

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Covered With Paint . . . is one indignity memorial statue has sustained at hands of vandals. Inaccessibility and vandalism are reasons sometimes cited for moving Dodge Memorial from present location near Fairview Cemetery. But city officials hope…

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Cleaning And Checking . . . film breaks before sending it out on loan is Janet Kellenberger, Deaf Missions librarian. She helps with the technical aspects and cares for the more than 750 materials in the mission library.
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