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United States Post Office Kearney, Nebraska Postcard
Colored postcard of the United States Post Office in Kearney, Nebraska. The building, completed in 1911, was converted to the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) in 1986. The postcard is dated July 2, 1927 and is addressed to Miss Katherine Jones of Bruno,…
Grothan Elmwood Sanitarium, Kearney, Nebraska (The Frank House)
Colored postcard of the Grothan Elmwood Sanitarium established c. 1908 by Dr. Ole and Dr. Georgiana Grothan. In 1911, after the doctor couple divorced, the building was sold to the state of Nebraska and converted into living quarters for the…
Photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert
Four black and white photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert. He is the one wearing the light-colored fur/feather chaps. In the photograph where he is on another man's shoulders, the second man has not been identified.
Photograph of Ed Bennett
Black and white photograph of Ed Bennett, standing wearing a coat, gloves, and a derby style hat taken in 1885. This man is also in another item, "Wedding Photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. Manning." Ed Bennett married Julia A. Manning c. 1898 and…
Wedding Photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. Manning
Wedding portrait photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. (nee) Manning taken in 1898. Ed and Julia were the maternal grandparents of Cel Davis. Their names are written on the back side.
Photograph of Mattie Reed
Scanned photograph of Mattie Reed, grandmother to Darlene Holoubeck's husband, ancestors to Sara and Terrence Holoubeck.
Mammoth Teeth
Two mammoth teeth found by Merwyn Henderson near the Platte River in a gravel pit south of Kearney, Nebraska.
Buffalo Bones Collection
Remains of a buffalo found near the Platte River in the 1930s by Merwyn Henderson. One is a tool (hoe or bone scraper, possibly) made from a buffalo shoulder bone, found near Fort Kearney and possibly originally from the Pawnee. The second is two…
Horse Tooth from Fort McPherson
One horse tooth found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson.
Links of Chain from Fort McPherson
A piece of chain with links intact. Probably originally metal due to the amount of rust. Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson in Nebraska.