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State and local officials . . . greet Vice President Spiro Agnew as he mounts the platform at Lewis Central High School. Rep. William Scherle, R-Henderson, and Charles Hannan IV, chairman of the Pottawattamie County Republicans, shake hands with…

The sign says . . . "Welcom to Council Bluffs" and that's exactly what thousands of Council Bluffs area residents did for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Thursday morning at Lewis Central High School. The group, predominately youth, included…

Vice President Spiro Agnew . . . shakes the outstretched hands of young people attending the "coffee" Thursday at Lewis Central. L.C. students were given a short holiday from school to attend the event. Classes were to begin after the vice…

Photograph of the home of Thomas Officer showing storm damage.

Photograph of the Thomas Officer home on Willow Ave.

Part of the crew of over 100 Thomas Jefferson high school students who Wednesday responded to the call of the city for volunteer help to aid in filling bags and building up the west-end Missouri river levee. A like number from Abraham Lincoln high…

Varsity Cheerleaders...for Thomas Jefferson High School form the numeral "50" signifying the celebration of the school's 50th year in Council Bluffs. Forming the five, from top to bottom, are Cam Rossie, Toni Jackson, Denise Walker, and Gloria…

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson High School playing field looking toward the school.


Group photograph of the Thomas Jefferson High School class of 1928, September 8, 1978
Row 1, left to right: Clyde Clark, Richard Shively, Paul Culton, John Risney, Warren McHargue, Kenneth Cummins, Carlyle Dryden
Row 2, left to right: Harriet…

Photographs and documents related to class reunions of the 1939 class of Thomas Jefferson High School.

Photograph of Thomas Flynn, firefighter

A Damaged Bicycle...school books and a lost shoe tell a story that could have ended tragically. Tommy Gardner, 9, 3117 Avenue C, looks over the belongings of Bruce Dawkins.

School building.
While the closing of school is pleasantly prominent in most young minds, students of Nishna Valley Schools are awaiting the opening of their new high school. The building, shown here, located between Hastings and Emerson, is on schedule for fall use.

Donna Gell and Bev Frohardt knew their journey from one building to another was over when they found the Pottawattamie County Courthouse sign. They are employees in the County Auditor's Office which is in the midst of moving into the new courthouse.…

Crowd in a park.
This Is Part Of The Crowd . . . of more than 8,000 people which jammed Bayliss Park in 1960 to hear Richard Nixon in his bid for the presidency. Mrs. Nixon, noting all the reporters and photographers present for the occasion quipped that she now knew…

large statue of angel in winter landscape
One of the city's most beautiful spots is the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge memorial at Lafayette avenue and North Second street. And winter has provided an additional touch of beauty. The monument is a memorial to the wife of Gen G.M. Dodge, construction…

Somehow summer-like temperatures turn lakes and streams into magnets for anyone whose hand is shaped to fit a fishing pole. Larry Jensen, 400 North Thirty-second street, and Rober Taylor, 1907 Sixth avenue, were lured to the shores of Big Lake to…

This Is Council Bluffs: Eastside Junior High School and its rustic surroundings present this view from the air. That's Bennett Avenue running across the bottom of the photo and Bonham Avenue just left of the school parking lot. At the top center,…

A popular recreation area, Lake Manawa's facilities are used by residents of Southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the aerial photo, the village of Manawa is at the right. A housing development, with a canal leading in to the lake, is at the…
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