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These clippings discuss the significance the Blue Mills Co. and water power in Nebraska history.

Colored postcard of the old City Hall of Kearney, Nebraska. Postcard is blank. On the back it says "Made in Germany."

Joseph F. Karel and Annie Karel's mortgage document. Joseph F. Karel and his wife Annie Karel executed their mortgage unto The Prudential Insurance Company of America, of Newark, New Jersey in 1922.

Steven Odvody's enlistment and discharge papers. He was born November 12, 1891 in Wilber, Nebraska to Peter and Mary Odvody. He enlisted into the United States Army on August 29,1918 and the age of 26. He was discharged from the Army on December 3,…

Certificate for Albert More, a family ancestor of Terrence and Sara Holoubeck. The certificate is original, paper, and stamped with United States Seal. The certificate was issued as part of the 1873 Timber Culture Act by Congress to encourage…

An original, round Thermo-Scope used at the Ira C. Anderson Funeral Home (established in 1920) in Kearney, Nebraska (which is now the Horner, Lieske, McBride, & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney located at the intersection of 25th St. and Avenue A.…

The document outlines the life of Santa Lucia, being born noble to taking a vow of chastity and journeying with her mother to pay homage to Saint Agata's tomb where her mother was cured. Santa Lucia eventually became the patron saint of Carlentini,…

This Trippensee Planetarium c. 1900 was created and originally used for educational purposes in a classroom setting. It had possibly been found by John Spahr in a schoolhouse near Shelton, Nebraska. The object is made of various materials, and still…

Original vaccination records for Vietnam veteran Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, was father to Andy White and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy passed away in 2004, the same year as this case, after…

This is a United States Certificate of Citizenship, given to Adam H. Loos in 1931.