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Fire Fighters - 12-20-1973 (2).tif
Photos of Vance Grain elevator fire at 3300 First Ave.

Council_Bluffs_Schools_St_Albert_High_School_File_2_08_28_1087_005.jpg
The vandalism of the St. Albert School sign with the letters "TJ" painted on it is being investigated by police as an initiation rite for members of the Yellowjacket football team. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.

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Broken and Displaced Tombstones . . . were the result of vandalism at Fairview Cemetery, 308 Lafayette Ave. The city, which is responsible to repair the damage, will begin working on the project late this week with special equipment.

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Vanice Grain Elevator

12-20-1973.tif
Manning an aerial ladder are Council Bluffs firemen, monitoring the progress of the intense fire at the elevator. Firemen from the Bluffs were joined by unites of the Omaha Fire Department in controlling the blaze, which started about 8:30 p.m.

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Scenic Overlook . . . The "backbone" which give Backbone State Park its name provides a high vantage point where visitors may survey the rugged beauty of the area. Lake (center) was created by a high dam on the Maquoketa River.

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Aerial photograph of the Vergaminles Addition off Grand Ave.

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Broadway_Viaduct_3_2_1955_005.jpg
Activity Buzzes...on Broadway Viaduct as carpenters and steel workers prepare for concrete work on west end of the span.,

Meatpacking_Victors_04_20_1984_001.jpg
Scheduled To Close . . . is the Victor Iowa Pack pork plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. Company officials say operations will cease next week. The photo shows the back of the plant where trucks unload hogs.

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The Festive Table . . . of the Dodge House dining room is loaded with fancy glassware and the silver tea service that was used by the Dodge family. The table arrangement and oversize centerpiece were done by Mrs. William Utley, a member of the Dodge…

WWI V538a.tif
Photographs of the victory parade welcoming home Company L, 168th Infantry, May 20, 1919. Council Bluffs Iowa.

WWI V538h.tif
Photograph of Broadway street in Council Bluffs (Iowa) looking west from 4th street. Shows decorations for Victory parade welcoming home Company L, 168th Infantry, May 20, 1919.

Printed at bottom of photograph: "Spirit of C. B. Iowa - May 1919.

WWI V538k.tif
Photograph of the victory parade, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Jennie_Ed1_03_02_1975_001.jpg
Viewing Programs . . . taped for in-service instruction at Jennie Edmundson Hospital are Charles Mitzenius, patient counselor, and Ray Swift, director of education at the hospital's School of Nursing.

General_Woodworks_09_23_1975_001.jpg
Watching The Operation . . . of a panel flow glueing machine are Bin Chinh Dang; Bill Kishpaugh; operator John Hansen and Thang Xuan Nguyen. The Vietnamese are new men on the job.
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