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Tag Archives: Nebraska
Search for Something New
We did it again! We have added new amazing Nebraska treasures to our Museum and Photograph Collections online searchable database. Explore the more than 17,000 historic items in our growing database. With more than 13,000 objects from the Museum Collection, … Continue reading
Happy Days
There is just something about old drive-ins that brings out the nostalgia in people. In Lincoln, Ken Eddy’s was a legend. In 1952, Ken Lydic and Eddy Gold opened their drive-in restaurant at the corner of 48th and “O” Streets. … Continue reading
Something fun from the NSHS Photo Collection
Are you ready for a little photo fun? I recently came across this image in our collection. Can you guess what this strange contraption was used for? Post your best guesses in the comment section below. I will even give … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph Collection
Tagged Buffalo County, Kearney, Mystery photograph, Nebraska, Photograph Collection, Solomon Butcher
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Happy Decoration Day!
Did you know Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day? The tradition of decorating soldiers’ graves became popular after the Civil War. On May 5, 1868 in Waterloo, New York, General John Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of … Continue reading
Posted in Library/Archives, Photograph Collection
Tagged Decoration Day, GAR, Grand Army of the Republic, Memorial Day, Nebraska, Parade, Seward
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Photo Finish: Harold Mauck’s Stock Car Racing Collection
My name is Jenna Rhodes and I am an intern at the Nebraska State Historical Society. I have been organizing a collection of photos taken in the 1950s and 60s by Harold Mauck, a resident of Plainview, Nebraska. Harold owned … Continue reading
A Special Thanksgiving Turkey
As the Curator of the Visual and Audio Collection, I look at hundreds of amazing photographs of Nebraska history every day. Some photos, like the ones featured in this blog, touch my heart in unexpected ways. When I first saw … Continue reading
A Trick and a Treat from the Photograph Collection
Happy Halloween! Keeping with the holiday spirit, I have selected two “spooktacular” images from the NSHS Photograph Archives. The people of Sargent, Nebraska awoke on November 1, 1912 to find that tricksters had been busy the night before on Halloween. … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph Collection, Uncategorized
Tagged buggies, carriages, children, costumes, Custer County, Halloween, holidays, Nebraska, Ottum & Martin, Sargent, wagons
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Fun Photo from the Collection
What a great photo! These daring men were part of a telephone line crew near Elwood, Nebraska in about 1905. On several of the men, linemen spikes are clearly visible. What are linemen spikes, you ask? They are leather straps that attached … Continue reading
Posted in Library/Archives, Photograph Collection
Tagged Nebraska, photo caption contest, telephone linemen
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Celebrating Nebraska Boy Scouts
I love looking at old photographs, which is good since I’m the photograph curator. My favorite images are the ones that catch people completely unaware as the go about their lives. It is as if the photographer froze a little … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph Collection
Tagged Agriculture Hall, airplane, Boxing, Boy Scouts, Lincoln, Merit Badge, Nebraska, Nebraska State Fair
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