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Walnut Hill Cemeteries Burial Book Through May 4, 2018
An alphabetical list of burials at the Walnut Hill Cemeteries through May 4, 2018.
Walnut Grove Time Capsule
Documents taken from the corner stone of Walnut Grove Elementary School building in Council Bluffs when it was demolished in 2017. Included are a variety of materials from 1925 & 1926. Scanned with permission of the CBCSD.
Walnut Grove Chapel To Dedicate New Unit; Dr. Smith To Speak At Sept. 16 Ceremony
The Long, Trim Lines...of the Walnut Grove Baptist Chapel educational unit are a far cry from the basement classroom of 1950.
Walnut Grove Chapel To Dedicate New Unit; Dr. Smith To Speak At Sept. 16 Ceremony
A Special Feature...of the new unit--fold away classroom partitions--is demonstrated by Rev. Joseph Howland, pastor of the chapel.
Waldo Merrill
Waldo Merrill, Chief Oct. 1, 1940 to Jan. 17, 1964
Waiting Room Is Gay
Chairs in waiting room of new hospital wing are patterned in green and gold plastic. Figured drapes on the windows harmonize. Children's playroom can be seen through the inner window (left).
Waiting for the touch
Waiting for the touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Ann Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
Wagon Wheel Tavern fire
Dousing the interior of the Wagon Wheel Tavern, 830 N. 8th St. are Council Bluffs Fireman Harold Jensen and Larry French in the snorkel rig.
Wagon Takes Tots To Surgery
First Passenger . . . in the new Jennie Edmundson Hospital surgical wagon is Jennifer Porter. The surgical escort is Virginia Flynn. Chatting with Jennifer is Max Smelser who, with Ken Bermel, designed and helped construct the wagon.
Wagon Factory Fire
Photograph of a Wagon Factory that burned. Ken Greulach took the pictures when he was a kid
W. L. Whitney Jr. Store
Photograph of the exterior of the W. L. Whitney Jr. Store, Becht Hotel is next door.
Volunteers Are Like Full-Time Firemen - As Glenwood Department Grows
Forrest Mayberry . . . lieutenant of the rescue squad, stands near the Glenwood Fire Department's rescue unit, one of the department's newest vehicles in the one-year-old fire station. The rescue unit will be freed for more specialty work when the…
Volunteers aid in Braddyville effort; Damage estimate: 2.09 million
Sitting Amid The Rubble...of what hours earlier had been her mobile home is Sharon Sheppard of Braddyville. The woman, her husband and their daughter were not at home when the Thursday tornado hit, virtually destroying the town of 200 near the…
Volley Of Shots Fired In House; Ben Jensen Hit
Jensen . . . shot in shoulder.
Visiting Nurses
Visiting Nurse's Association assisting Local #15 members in distributing Invalid Stickers.
Vine & Bryant
Four photographs of public parking lot at Vine and Bryant
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
A Rifle, Lamps And Old Chairs . . . set off the fireplace in the old log cabin at the Harrison County Historical Village. Preston Niles, creator of the village, had the entire cabin moved from his farm near Ames to near Missouri Valley in 1937 to…
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
One Of The Largest Bells . . . in western Iowa sits near the end of the village in front of a miniature church containing pews and pulpit of a pioneer church. A corn museum, jail and a school built in 1868 stand behind the church.
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
Putting The Cover . . . on an original covered wagon in the village's newest building are Agnes Yutesler, Lucille Latta and Preston Niles, who began the village more than 30 years ago.