Life Magazine Coverage of the Snowstorm in 1942
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The January 19, 1942, issue of Life Magazine
which told the rest of the nation
about the Midwest's 24 inch snowfall showed
scenes from Main Street in Ames.
Ames Featured in 1970 Time Magazine Advertisement
Ames Featured in 1975 Saturday Review Advertisement
Ames was featured in an advertisement in the
Saturday Review because of the
Ames Municipal Electric System's 1975 Resource
Recovery Plant.