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This article, from an unknown source, tells the history of the Omaha Italians. Sebastiano Salerno, originally from Carlentini Sicily, was the padrone of many Sicilians who came to Omaha. Sebastiano Troia and Charles Mangimelli were one of the…

Photo Industry published this article about the opening of the Calandra Camera Company in 1948. It details the grandiose event that took place and praises its success.

Here is a photograph of Arvid Gustafson. The photograph was brought into the Custer County History Harvest 2016 by Linda Sterner-Hanson.

Various photos of collected by the Atchison family of early Kearney residents.

An assortment of Atchison Family Photos ranging from the 1890's to the 1940's.These photos range in size. Included are photos of Fred Muller & Caithleen Muller Matthews. The child is either Mark Atchison (Dan Atchison's father) or one 0f his…

Wedding of Mark and Mary Anne Atchison at the Fort Kearney Hotel circa 1942. The first black and white photo shows the newly wed couple Mark and Mary Anne Atchison, with family on either side -- the bride's family to the left and the groom's to the…

This is the photograph of Josephine Littlefield (standing third from the right), a participant in the Aurora High School presentation. Born in 1896, Josephine was a child of Joseph and Charlotte Littlefield, a family of homesteaders in Sherman…

This is the photograph of Clarence Mabon (standing third from the left in the third row in light clothes), a participant in the Aurora High School presentation. Born in 1896 in Pennsylvania, Clarence went to high school in Aurora, Nebraska and later…

This is B.J. Martin's certificate given in recognition of his work at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II. Many African Americans worked at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II, helping to make a variety of war-related materials. Work…