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Tag Archives: Lincoln
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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100th Anniversary of Religious Leader’s Visit to Nebraska
Sunday, September 23, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas’ visit to Lincoln, Nebraska. The Bahá’í Faith was founded by Bahá’u’lláh in 19th-century Persia. `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas (1844-1921), eldest son of Bahá’í founder Bahá’u’lláh, became the sole interpreter of his … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Library/Archives, Manuscript Collections
Tagged 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas, Bahá'í Faith, Fairview, Lincoln, religion, William Jennings Bryan
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This Lincoln Hotel Has Seen It All
There’s nothing like a complicated and slightly shady past to make a place interesting! What is now an unassuming single-story building in the Haymarket Landmark District has been through lots of adventures and tragedies that you would never know by … Continue reading
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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Let Freedom Ring: The Liberty Bell in Nebraska
Besides serving as a popular attraction and patriotic symbol at the two world’s fairs held in Philadelphia (to celebrate the United States centennial in 1876 and sesquicentennial in 1926), the Liberty Bell was an invited guest at several other U.S. … 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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Celebrating the Fourth at Epworth Park
Independence Day celebrations one hundred years ago were often boisterous, noisy affairs. However, the Nebraska State Journal of July 5, 1907, reported a “celebration without noise and the usual Fourth of July enthusiasm,” held the previous day at Lincoln’s Epworth … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications
Tagged Epworth Park, Fourth of July, Lincoln
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Huff and Puff Not Enough to Destroy This Straw Building
Everyone has heard that necessity is the mother of invention. This is best exemplified in times of war, when the necessities of a country are tested to the maximum. During World War II, architects and builders were forced to find … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Preservation and Archeology, Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged hay, Lincoln, Lone Oak, Nebraska, World War II
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At Work, Five Miles a Day, On a Scooter, In a Pipe?
If you asked most Americans what “traveling the hard way” was, what sort of answers would you get? Biking? Walking? Swimming? At NSHS, we have discovered another method of “traveling the hard way:” in a 48-inch pipe on a small … Continue reading
Superman Comes to Omaha . . .er, Lincoln
The Nebraska State Historical Society collects and cares for hundreds of thousands of items. Not surprisingly, many are quite old. We aren’t, however, neglecting the present. Although it can be difficult to determine today what will have historical relevance one … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Collections
Tagged artifact, collections, Comic Book, Lincoln, Omaha
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