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Faith_Lutheran_Church_06_11_1955_02.jpg
Congratulations . . . are exchanged by the Rev. Robert Miskimen, pastor, and William Levenhagen, teacher and principal of Faith School, as both are installed.

Fairview_Cemetery_09_08_1974_01.jpg
The Best Mower . . . at Fairview Cemetery is none too good. Inspecting the cemetery equipment - five lawn mowers in various states of repair and an old pickup truck, are Parks and Recreation officials Jame DiGiovanni, Kathy Schlott and Jerry Eckrich.…

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Collections are made at reguar [sic] intervals, and turned over to treasurer's office.

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Damage to meters is Department's biggest headache; amounted to $300 last year.

King's_Food_Host_05_31_1972_001.jpg
Finishing Touches . . . are applied to a wall in the 300 block of West Broadway by Lee Merrill of Lincoln, Neb. Plastic flamingos, flowers and decorative blocks add to the improvement of the area.

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Park Board Member J. Fred Schlott and Walter J. Metscke, Planning Engineer, discuss improvement plans for city parks.

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Park Board Member Everett Shockey looks at the remains of Old Rusty in Bayliss Park. The Park Board is planning the installation of an elaborate, modern fountain at the site." [accessed via NewsBank search of Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, on…

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Postcard of a park at Lake Manawa

ParkGlenAvenues Historic District_201212310849304422 (1).pdf
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Park / Glen Avenues Historic District in Council Bluffs. Includes descriptions of buildings and history.

Bluffs_Run_6_12_1983_14.jpg
And they're off...Greyhounds work up to a speed of 45 mph as they bullet around the track, but their endurance cannot match that of a race horse.

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At left, a walker adds stability to the steps of Katie Nourse, daughter of Cathy and Denny Nourse. Above, Katie learns independence and decision-making skills by choosing which toy she wants to play with that is pictured in the cards her mother is…

Parades P373a.tif
Five photographs of parade of an unidentified traveling show on Broadway.

Fire Department Parade ~1900 300- block W Broadway.tif
Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department in a parade on 300 Block W Broadway.

Libraries P366.jpg
Reproduction of a panoramic view of Willow Ave. and Pearl St. showing the Public Library and courthouse.

Broadway P366.tif
Postcard showing a panoramic view of Main and Broadway.

Best_Pictures_1961_2_23_1961_05.jpg
Pale And Shaken...Charles Edwin Kelly, 20, left, and Charles Noel Brown, 28, are searched by Traffic Officer C. R. Petersen and Detective F.A. (Mike) Kerns. The two men and their woman companion surrendered meekly when officers stopped their bus at…

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(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…

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Photograph of men posing with the Paddle Wheel of the M. F. Rohrer which sank at Lake Manawa.

Hotels P335c.tif
Photograph of the Pacific House Hotel at 430 Broadway in Council Bluffs (Iowa).
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