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Four of the five children of Alfred and Helen (Vrana) Jensen stand in a row on the front step of a house. They wear winter coats, boots, and hats, squinting into the sun at the camera.

Left to right: Richard Jensen, Kenneth Jenson, Marilyn…

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The students of Coralville School, from primary grades to eighth. The teacher Dora Keppler stands in the third row. They all wear coats and other winter gear. The word "Coralville" is written on the brick wall behind them.

First row, left to…

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Three of the daughters of Edward and Elizabeth (Lucas) Demory and their families stand for a picture outside in the snow during holiday celebrations. All wear coats and other winter gear.

Left to right: Edith Evans, Ella (Alwine) [William]…

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Five cousins from the Fairchild family line up for a photograph, all wearing dress clothes. While the sidewalk they stand on is clear, the rest of the yard is covered in snow.

Left to right: Henry Timothy, William Wesley, Edward Francis, Timothy…

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A Hy-Vee sign stands against a blank, white sky. Snow covers the ground at and around its base of three poles. Telephone poles and apartment buildings can be seen behind the street sign.

The Lantern Park Plaza Hy-Vee had its Grand Opening in…

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A picture of the Coralville Mill Dam from the river bank, near where the Iowa City Electric Light and Power Company was built around 1915 (Walch, p. 32). While the river water flows undeterred through the dam, large chunks of ice form near the base…

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A photograph of the Jacob J. Hotz Ice Company employees. About forty men stand on the frozen Iowa River and on the top of train cars in the back of the image. Dressed in coats and hats, several of them hold saws or long sticks meant for stirring the…

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A photograph of the vehicle Joseph A. Brandstatter used while acting as town marshal from 1937-1951. A siren can be seen under the right side headlight, as well as two spare tires on either side of the car. The vehicle has a Linn County license…

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Luminaria stacked in preparation for the Aisle of Light Celebration on December 13, 2020. Community members were invited to the Fireside Shelter to write a community wish for the upcoming year 2021.

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Help kick off today's Aisle of…

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An unknown man in front of the old Coralville school house that was turned into a teen center in 1951. The old school was used for formal classes, informal community gatherings and is now maintained by the Johnson County Historical Society.

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Second grade teacher Mary Dunn stands in front of the Coralville Elementary School Building. She is bundled up in a coat, gloves, winter boots, and head scarf as the wind blows snow around her. While the sidewalk leading to the brick building's front…

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Mayor Alvin Green, wearing a coat, stands next to a snow-covered hose cart. The two-wheeled cart had 1,000 feet of hose, and could be hitched onto a car or pulled by hand according to George Prehoda, Coralville's first fire chief. Rex Brandstatter…

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A photo of the Ming Garden Chinese Restaurant. The front of the restaurant is decorated with a tower facade. A sign on the left hand is decorated with Chinese writing and the following words:

"Ming Garden Chinese Restaurant
Sunday…

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An infographic to illustrate how snowplows move snow along the street and block driveways and sidewalks. citizens are responsible for removing snow from these locations.

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"Why did the plow leave snow in my driveway?" is a…

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A Coralville snowplow clearing streets following a snow storm in December 2020.

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Snow removal update:
-Crews continue to plow today, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Due to the heavy snowfall rate, crews focused on arterial…

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Following a significant snowfall the previous week, Coralville Streets Division removed snow that had been piled up in the Coralville parking lot. The pile had taken up most of the parking spaces on the north side of the Coralville Library Parking …

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Coralville Public Library Children's Librarians try out their snowman decorating kits. The kits are provided to accompany a program called " ABC- A Book and a Craft" the last week in January. The kits were distributed through curbside pick up due…

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Coralville city streets crew working to plow city streets and country roads following a snow storm in 1936.

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Workers start construction on the old mill dam to create a 3,000-kilowatt waterwheel pit for the Iowa City Electric Light and Power Company. The old flour mill can be seen in the background; *snow covers the project and the men wear coats and hats…
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