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Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of east and west banks of the Missouri River at the Ak-Sar-Ben-Bridge (currently site of I-480 bridge). Council Bluffs' West Broadway and Playland Park are pictured in the top half of the photo, and the American Smelting and Refinery…
Scenes At Banquet For Jeffers
With a wide grin, William M. Jeffers looks up while inspecting this "magnificent" iron lung which was presented to him at the banquet in his honor at the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum, Saturday evening. He will later present it to a Salt Lake City hospital.
Jeffers, W.M.
President, Union Pacific
U.P.'s William M. Jeffers . . . "greatest railroader alive."
Operating Head Of U.P.
President of the Union Pacific railroad is William M. Jeffers, who started railroading with the Union Pacific as a messenger and call boy at North Platte, Neb. Later he was progressively named telegrapher, clerk, chief dispatcher at North Platte,…
Jaycees In The 50's
The Current President . . . of the Council Bluffs Jaycees, Dave Long, left, visits with John Heithoff at the group's annual banquet. Heithoff was president in 1979-80.
Council Bluffs Jaycees Mark 50th Anniversary
Looking At Scrapbook . . . commemorating 50 years of the Council Bluffs Jaycees are, seated, John f. "Jack" Wilcox Jr., the first president, and David L. Long, 1983-84 president.
Ed Sanders Named Jaycee Of The Year
Discussing Award . . . presented to Ed Sanders, as the Jaycee of the Year, are Sanders, Mike Colledge, the new Jaycee president, and Jerry Goebels, outgoing president.
Jaycees Aid Flood Victims
Council Bluffs Jaycees G. William Smits, Gene Ratliff, Mark Hunter and Howard Reelfs will be calling on various areas of the city offering to paint house numbers on curbs or steps for a small fee. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Red…
Council Bluffs--Aerial Views
Aerial photo of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge and the construction of the supports for the Interstate 480 Bridge across the Missouri River. Playland Park is pictured in the center of the photo, and Broadway is on the right side of the photo. A small section of…
Council Bluffs--Aerial Views
aerial photo of Abraham Lincoln High School, looking north from Bennett Avenue and Bonham St. St. Albert High School is in the top of the photo.
Municipal Airport
The Council Bluffs Municipal Airport has kept pace with the progress of the city. Some 55 airplanes are kept at the airport now, compared with about a dozen in 1950. Two new hangars have been constructed in the past five years and new tie-down…
Council Bluff--Aerial View
Aerial photo of Council Bluffs, looking north from 9th Avenue along South Main Street . Landmarks pictured include: old public library, old courthouse, Strand Theater, Woodward Candy Company, old post office, old Abraham Lincoln High School,…
Council Bluffs--Aerial Views
aerial photograph looking north from about 9th Avenue; South Main Street to the lower right and West Broadway across center of photo. Landmarks include: the old Courthouse, the old Public Library, Bayliss Park, the Strand Theater, the Wickham Block,…
New Industry:
This aerial shot shows the new Janesville Auto Transport Co. in the south side of Council Bluffs. The highway running from mid right to the top is Relocated 192. Highway 375 runs diagonally across the left bottom. Archer Daniels Midland Co. elevator…
First Shipment:
The first of 24 trucks and 60 automobiles to arrive at the new Janesville (Wis.) Auto Transport Co. terminal at the Milwaukee Railroad yards here rolls off one of eight freight cars Saturday. Watching are Rolland L. Audas, Omaha general agent for…
Paddy Wagon Jockey Recalls The Hard-Fisted Days - Chauffeured Bevy Of Strange Characters 62 Years Ago
(Top) - Ready For Action . . . in this 1898 photo are T.H. (Harry) James and Police Sgt. Arthur Slack. Charles Graves, Sewer department foreman, stands in the doorway of the old patrol barn. Slack and Graves died some years ago.
(Bottom) - Telling…
(Bottom) - Telling…