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Photography by S.D. Butcher of people row boating and enjoying the "Glenwood Park Resort" and that a "Mr. C. Nelson" [Charles Nelson] owns the Prop. [Property]

Humorous postcard meant to illustrate how fertile Nebraska's farmland was. Photograph has been altered by Solomon D. Butcher in order to make the potatoes in the cart look gigantic.

Postcard of Platte River Bridge, Kearney, Nebraska

Black and white postcard of an elephant parade in Kearney, Nebraska. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.

Kearney State Normal College Administration Building, apparently taken at Midnight

Original cavalry button from Fort Niobrara found by Merwyn Henderson.

An album of cassettes from the Sejnoha Memorial Band celebrating 100 years of South Dakota's statehood (1889-1989), featuring Czech songs.

A photograph of a Sellers and Co. baking center.

The Jacob Walter photograph was taken by Solomon Butcher sometime around 1887. The photograph features Jacob Walter's sod house, corn crib and wooden barn, all of which were built in 1883. The images also include Jacob Walter with his horse and…

Large group picture of the men who were boosters in Kearney in the early nineteenth century. The photograph was taken by Solomon D. Butcher.