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This is the funeral program for Ralph Joseph Hinkle. The program was brought in by Ann Payne at the Custer County History Harvest 2016.

This button supporting women's suffrage was brought into the Custer County History Harvest by Dee Adams.

A human statue of liberty photography taken at Camp Dodge in Des Moines Iowa. The photograph feature 18,000 officers and men who were stationed at the base.

Scans of a photograph of a sod house near Arnold, Nebraska. The photograph features the Pearce family who homesteaded near Arnold in 1890 and built the house in the photograph. Information about the family is included in the images.

A cancellation stamp used by the Somerford post office. Somerford, a small township in Custer County, started its post office in the 1880's. Mail was discontinued to Somerford on March 31, 1910.

A promotional umbrella from pre-1960. The umbrella proclaims Nebraska as the "White Spot of the Nation." The slogan came from Nebraska's policies of no income tax, no sales tax, and having their highways paid for.

An oval framed photograph of Eunice (Leffler) Barnes. Eunice homesteaded in Custer County in the 1880's with her husband, Peter M. Barnes.

An oval framed photo of Peter M. Barnes. Barnes homesteaded in Custer County with his wife Eunice (Leffler) Barnes in the 1880's.

An unknown artifact brought in by Wayne Eichelberger. The artifact, found in a bunkhouse attic near Pressey Park, was saved by Eichelberger because he wanted to find out what its use was.

A powder horn Brought in to the Custer County History Harvest. The powder horn was used to hold gunpowder for muzzle loading.