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City Hall
elevated view of the west side of City Hall
City Hall
Photo of west side (and part of the north side) of City Hall
City Hall
Photo of east side of City Hall
City Hall
Photo of east side of City Hall.
On back of photo:
City Building, July 30, 1947
CB City Hall
Art work
H-2
On back of photo:
City Building, July 30, 1947
CB City Hall
Art work
H-2
City Hall
elevate view of city hall construction site; workers framing third floor.
Label on back of photo:
Iowa Work Projects Administration
Date Taken: 10/9/1939
Project No: 3779
County : Pottawattamie
City: Council Bluffs
Title: City Hall…
Label on back of photo:
Iowa Work Projects Administration
Date Taken: 10/9/1939
Project No: 3779
County : Pottawattamie
City: Council Bluffs
Title: City Hall…
City Hall
aerial view of the city hall construction site, workers working on 3rd floor framing.
Label on back of photo:
Iowa Works Projects Administration
Date Taken: 10/9/1939
Project No: 3779
County: Pottawattamie; City: Council Bluffs
Title: City…
Label on back of photo:
Iowa Works Projects Administration
Date Taken: 10/9/1939
Project No: 3779
County: Pottawattamie; City: Council Bluffs
Title: City…
City Hall
Photo looking down on City Hall construction site, looking south; walls are beginning to be build on north side.
On back of photo:
New City Hall
May 2 - 1939
9653A
On back of photo:
New City Hall
May 2 - 1939
9653A
INRIP Development Area
This air photo, looking eastward, shows the newest industrial development area in - and adjoining - the Iowa-Nebraska River Industrial Park (INRIP) in Southwest Council Bluffs. (1) This is the six-acre tract purchased for the $400,000 expansion for…
Trackage In:
Union Pacific Railroad trackage now serves the Iowa-Nebraska River Industrial Park in the Southwest part of Council Bluffs. Peavey Elevator Co. can be seen in the background.
Multi-Million $ Plan To Develop Big River Area
Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation . . . has purchased some 732 acres (inside heavy black lines) south of the Union Pacific Railroad for $2.5 million and entered into a contract with the Iowa Nebraska River Industrial Park for development of the…
Public TV Coming Soon To SW Iowa
(Top) Soon To Broadcast . . . educational television to Southwest Iowa is the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network (IEBN) tower northeast of Oakland. The building at the right contains various signal transmission devices and the tower's power…
Higher And Higher
Rising higher and higher is the new Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network tower eight miles northeast of Oakland. Workmen from a Georgia tower-erecting company, perched here at about the 500-foot level, attach electrical conduit for light hookups.
Changing The Plug
Rearranging the signals to and from the KBIN television tower will be quite a job in the future. Engineer Ronald Holtmyer said the huge plugs which he holds are to connect the new Iowa Educational Broadcating Network transmitter in Council Bluffs to…
Downtown Redevelopment To Benefit Council Bluffs
Pete Lee . . . and his mother, Betty Studna, believe downtown redevelopment is practical and will benefit the entire city. They own and operate Iowa Clothes.
Iowa Clothes Opens New Area
Richard "Pete" Lee, owner of Iowa Clothes Shop, 536 W. Broadway looks over the new addition to the store that is now open. The original store is now being remodeled and is expected to open at the end of the summer. Once the two are joined the store…
Summer Opening For Clothes Shop
The New Iowa Clothes Shop should open early in June. Pete Lee, owner-manager, said that store will move into the new section to allow remodeling of the present location. When the total project is completed, possibly in September, the store will have…
Iowa Clothes Plans Expansion - 'Catalyst' For Downtown Fixup
A New Look . . . will come to the corner of West Broadway and Scott Streets with the renovation and expansion of the Iowa Clothes Shop as shown in this sketch by The Goldstein Associates of Omaha.
Old Capitol Begins Second Century Of Service - Built Under Watchful Eyes Of Indian 'Sidewalk Superintendents'
(Top) Old Capitol Today . . . after more than 100 years of service to SUI, overlooks a campus of more than 100 modern buildings.
(Bottom) Strength And Grace . . . typify the hanging spiral staircase with its unique reverse curve. The staircase…
(Bottom) Strength And Grace . . . typify the hanging spiral staircase with its unique reverse curve. The staircase…
Iowa City, Iowa
Four massive pillars which support the portico had not been erected when this picture was taken of Old Capitol, the first statehouse of Iowa. Old Capitol was turned over to the State University of Iowa when the state capital was moved to Des Moines…
Iowa City, Iowa
Old Capitol was completely renovated and restored in 1923-24 with a $50,000 appropriation from the State Legislature. More than three-quarters of a century of service had caused a marked deterioration. Wooden beams and trusses were replaced with…