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19th Century Survives In 'Nob Hill' Home - Truly A Product Of Early Council Bluffs
The Georgian Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peterson has been sitting on the crest of Oakland Ave. since a few years after the Civil War.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
First Floor View . . . takes in the front parlor, sitting room and dining room, a distance of about 54 feet. Large sliding doors can be closed to shut off each room.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Door Dimensions . . . are pointed out by Mrs. Jensen. This unusual door is 2.5 inches thick and 8.5 feet high. It leads from the dining room to a butler's pantry.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Historic Home . . . of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen has changed very little since the day it was built. House at the left once served as a barn for the impressive dwelling.
19th Century Home Is Sprawling, Elaborate - Builder Wanted Finest In Town
Stairway Design . . . is a good example of the painstaking detail found throughout the house. Leading from the downstairs reception room to upper bedrooms, it is made of solid oak. Massive window at the middle landing is 6 feet wide and 10 feet high.
1988 Tornado
Photographs of the damage from the 1988 tornado in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
1972 Fire Truck
1972 American LaFrance at new station #2 at S. 27th.
1966 Snorkel truck.
Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department 1966 International Pitman Snorkel.
1962 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1962.
Contains:
- Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory
- Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
- Complete street and avenue…
Contains:
- Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory
- Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
- Complete street and avenue…
1961 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1961.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
1959 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1959.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
1957 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1957.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places,…
1954 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1954.
Volume LIV.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
Volume LIV.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
1952 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1952.
Volume LIII.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
Volume LIII.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
1952 - Man Against The Missouri
Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…
1950 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1950.
Volume LII.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
Volume LII.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
1946 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1946.
Volume LI.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
Volume LI.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
1945 City Directory
Polk's Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) City Directory, 1945.
Volume L.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
Volume L.
Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business…
1943 Seagrave Fire Engine
1943 Seagrave fire engine 750 GPM
19th Ave. and 8th St.
Jim Burke, and J. Lidgett. Other personnel unknown
Description provided by retired Council Bluffs firefighter Calvin Peterson
19th Ave. and 8th St.
Jim Burke, and J. Lidgett. Other personnel unknown
Description provided by retired Council Bluffs firefighter Calvin Peterson
1943 Seagrave
30 South 27th St. Eng. 1, 1943 Seagrave in front of #2