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Monthly Archives: October 2012
More from the Corner Drugstore
We’re always pleased when readers can provide more information about the photos we post. In response to a recent post, “The Corner Drugstore, 1934,” we received this comment: Dr. Geo. Strassler says: October 24, 2012 at 10:04 am SW corner … Continue reading
Treasures from the Elkhorn Valley Museum
From October through December, the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln is featuring items from the Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center in Norfolk. The Elkhorn Valley Museum features many exhibits that illustrate the history of the Elkhorn Valley and the … Continue reading
Emory Wyman and Compulsory Voting
After Shelton resident Emory Wyman (1834-1929) was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1898, he wasted no time in introducing a bill on compulsory voting in Nebraska that was designed to compel every legal voter to vote at … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications Tagged Buffalo County, compulsory voting, Emory Wyman Leave a comment
The Corner Drugstore, 1934
One of the joys of the extensive NSHS photo collection is the inevitability of stumbling upon interesting photos that have nothing to do with what you’re actually looking for. (This is one reason we have a blog.) Here’s a scene … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph Collection Tagged children, downtown, Great Depression, Lincoln, retail 1 Comment
Who Can Grow the Biggest Pumpkin?
Nothing says gardening success like a giant pumpkin. Displays of oversized tomatoes, potatoes, turnips, and other vegetables were once the central feature of state and county fairs. No such event was complete without examples of the biggest pumpkins around. The … Continue reading
A Pan of Fudge
Six girls and their bemused-looking chaperone posed for this photograph in a pennant-bedecked room, possibly at York College, York, Nebraska, in about 1910. Many food historians trace the origins of fudge to the dormitories of Ivy League colleges in the … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications Tagged collections, college, food, fudge, women, York Leave a comment
A Nebraska Land Lottery
The desire to own land and the availability of cheap land were important factors in the settlement of the West. U.S. government land laws in Nebraska between 1854 and 1904 moved much of the public domain into private ownership. Two … Continue reading
Ten Reasons Why Women Don’t Want the Right to Vote
With the election less than a month away, now is a good time to look back at arguments made against woman suffrage in Nebraska. The following was published by the Nebraska Association Opposed to Women Suffrage, Omaha, and is featured … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications Tagged anti-suffrage, voting, Woman Suffrage, women Leave a comment
A Birdman at the Fair
The star attraction of the 1911 Dawes County Fair in Chadron, held September 12-15, was the twice-daily exhibition flights by barnstormer Charles F. Walsh (1877-1912)., a native of California. Walsh, flying a Curtiss biplane, was advertised by the Chadron Journal … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Photograph Collection, Publications Tagged aviation, Beatrice, Chadron, Charles F. Walsh, Fremont, Kearney, Neligh Leave a comment