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Category Archives: Photograph Collection
The Ghost in the Camera
Ghosts? Spirits? Wisps of ectoplasm? In 1861 Boston photographer William H. Mumler discovered that he could produce a second, “ghostly” image on his photographic plates if he deliberately re-exposed them for a short time. He claimed he had photographed actual … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged collections, ghost, Lincoln, photography
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Doing Hard Time
A little over a year ago, I was asked if I would like to curate a small temporary photograph exhibit that would be featured in a newly created space on the third floor of the Nebraska History Museum. Exhibits Coordinator … Continue reading
Which Baby is the Best?
The photograph above, from the Solomon D. Butcher Collection at the Nebraska State Historical Society, depicts a group of babies and young children in Broken Bow in 1903. Although the event at which they appeared is not identified, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged babies, Broken Bow, Custer County, Fairs, Solomon Butcher
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Gasohol – The First Time Around
This photograph, from the MacDonald Studio of Lincoln and now in the collection of the Nebraska State Historical Society, shows cars belonging to Nebraska Governor Charles W. Bryan (left) and the Merrick County sheriff at the Earl Coryell station, Fourteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged agriculture, Automobiles, ethanol
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Why Are These Boys Laughing?
Frederick Blaine Humphrey, who photographed these laughing boys about 1915, was born in New York State in 1876, came to Lincoln with his family as a child, and took a law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1900. He … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged children, Lincoln
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Bat and Bible
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged baseball, Custer County, sod house, Solomon Butcher
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The Ruins along Highway 2
Highway 2 through the Sandhills is one of Nebraska’s most scenic drives. Deep in the Sandhills lakes country, near the tiny town of Antioch, stand desolate, oddly-shaped concrete ruins visible from the highway—as if Antioch had once been a much … Continue reading
The Milkman’s Horse
This milk delivery wagon, photographed in Lincoln on April 6, 1942, is a mixture of old and new: rubber tires, a glassed-in compartment for the driver—and a horse for power. Horse-drawn milk wagons were left over from earlier times, but … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph Collection
Tagged Beatrice, dairy, horses, Lincoln, transportation, World War II
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Caption This Photo. . . .
Remember winter? While we might be enjoying a fairly mild winter this year in Nebraska, this photograph has me longing for the snowy fun of winters past. The young woman in this 1920s snapshot is all smiles as she aims … Continue reading
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Tagged J.J. Andre Company Merchandise Store, Petersburg (Nebraska), snow, Snowball, winter
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Happy Halloween!
Many children have fond memories of Halloween. That memory often consists of candy gathering, parties with friends, or dressing in costumes and pretending to be someone else. The importance of the mask in history is the topic of much literature, … Continue reading