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Promise Buses To Solve DeForest Mud Problem; Rains Delay Sidewalk Construction.
Walking Through Mud...on Eighth Avenue between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth St. are Donal and Christopher McCullough. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCullough of 2310 Eighth Ave.
Prohibition Parade in Council Bluffs
Photograph of prohibition parade on 7th St. Council Bluffs, IA.
Progress Report:
Concrete and reinforcing steel give a progress report on construction of Jennie Edmundson Hospital's new addition. The $2,100,000 project is scheduled to be in operation by March of 1963.
Professor Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Photograph of "Professor" Gentry's Dog and Pony Show. Parade on West Broadway Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. June 8, 1900.
Professor Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Photograph of "Professor" Gentry's Dog and Pony Show. Parade on West Broadway Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. June 8, 1900.
Prodigal boy returns; Statues exchanged
Admiring the "jaunty " boy...and his leaking boot, are (from left) U.S. Rep. Tom Hardin, D-5th District, Gen. Bennie L. Davis, commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command, and Mayor David Christiansen. The statue presented to Davis by the city is in…
Problem Solved:
Four-day-old Ricky Lynn Hodtwalker relaxes at Mercy Hospital after handing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hodtwalker, 2735 Avenue E, the chore of choosing a name for their fourteenth child. The nurse is Mrs. Helen Knipping. Other Hodtwalkers in the…
Printing Plant
This white concrete block building at Carter Lake's Locust Street and Thriteenth Street houses the Carter Lake Newspaper Press and Printing plant operated by Charles O. Huff. The newspaper is presently being published monthly.
Principal's Absence Raises Questions
Hamilton
Priest heads CCI walk for more votes
Rev. Vince Hatt
Pride In Danish Heritage Key To Strength And Success Of Town
Architect's drawing of the future Danish Immigrant Museum
Pride goeth with a parade
Blue Star Foods' float, which featured both the plant building and the space shuttle Challenger. [photo part of parade photo collage].
Pride Backs MBR Garbage Collection
Reaching An Arm . . . to pick up trash is the new Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR), a combination garbage compactor and hydraulic arm. The city is planning to lease the truck for one year to test its effectiveness in collecting bags of trash in the…
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
Contrasting . . . clear and frosted glass are used for these covers for dishes. The left one is a compote with a frosted glass doge serving as a handle. The butter dish at the right sports a crouching lion.
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
The King Of Beasts . . . guards the butter container in clear glass and is representative of intricate designs used during the era of commemorative glassware.
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
Helmet Design . . . butter dish reflects the warlike attire probably used in World War I.
President McKinley visits Council Bluffs
Photograph of President William McKinley during his visit to Council Bluffs, IA. Seated with him is Judge Walter I. Smith. Driving is Cal Shafer and Mr. Minnick. The team belonged to Taylor Woolsey, old restaurant man of this city.
Present of new building for library's 75th year?
Trying to find another space . . . on a crowded bookshelf is Council Bluffs Librarian Mildred Smock. Lack of space is one of the many reasons why library supporters are looking for a new location for a main public library. --Nonpareil Photo.
Present Dams Would Take 8 Feet Off 52 Flood Crest
If 1952 Flood Happened This Year . . . this chart, prepared by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, shows what would happen at Council Bluffs if the Missouri River flood of April 1952 were to happen today. Because Fort Randall is now impounding water, the…
Presbyterian Church
Photograph of the Presbyterian Church. Northeast corner of South Seventh Street and Willow Avenue. First Presbyterian Church built on the same site.