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Tag Archives: Automobiles
Gateway to Columbus
In 1940, Columbus, Nebraska, erected two arches along Highway 30 to welcome visitors to the city. One, shown above, stood at 23rd Street and 23rd Avenue north of town. The other stood at the north end of the viaduct near … Continue reading
How to Impress a Tourist: The 1909 Glidden Auto Tour
In late July, 1909, Nebraska newspapers were abuzz with news of the Glidden Auto Tour. “Glidden Tourists Pass Through Omaha,” “Glidden Tourists Will Go at Top Speed Through Fremont,” “Thousands Welcome Glidden Tourists,” and “Glidden Tour Makes Kearney the Mecca … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Automobiles, Columbus, Cozad, Fremont, Glidden Tour, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, Omaha
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Hit the Road with Nebraska History
We have fun selecting photos for Nebraska History, our quarterly magazine. The cover photo on the new Fall 2012 issue is one of our favorites. It shows Jean Bemb and John Machesky and companions in their Chalmers cars outside Kearney, … Continue reading
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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Free Auto Camps
Long distance travel in the early days of the automobile was difficult, and comforts along the way were few. Motorists pitched their own tents and cooked their own meals in the auto tourist camps that soon sprang up along the … Continue reading