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Slingsby Family Photograph

This is a historical account of the Amsberry house in Ansley, Nebraska. The account, prepared by Lance Bristol, explains the history of the house and its occupants.

This is a small statue carved from West Virginia coal. Dr. Roger Davis of the University of Nebraska at Kearney gave the statue to Jinny Turman in 2013 as a gift since she came to UNK from West Virginia University. Davis received the owl from his…

Handmade cameo brooch from the 19th Century (c. 1870). The cameo is carved from shell and is bordered by 24 carat gold. The original fastener pin on the back is still intact and functioning. The carved scene depicts a woman walking near a town or…

Black and white photograph of a man and woman in an interior room (probably a photography studio, according to the photograph's donor). It might be a photograph of photographer Alfred T. Anderson of Nebraska.

Black and white postcard of a Barnum & Bailey parade in Kearney, Nebraska on Central Avenue. The parade shows men riding on elephants down Central Ave. The postcard is from F. M. Barney, an early resident of Elm Creek and early photographer,…

An original bullet found at Fort Niobrara by Merwyn Henderson.

Original Daguerreotype Picture Frame found at Fort Kearny by Merwyn Henderson.

Cast-iron horse tack (#13) from Kearney, Nebraska found by Merwyn Henderson.

Homemade postcard with hand-drawing and writing. It is addressed to Miss Jessie Kemp of Redington, Nebraska. The artwork on the front is a blue and gold pennant for (presumably) a school in Kearney, Nebraska, possibly Kearney State College, now UNK.