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

Sam Vacanti writes back to his mother, Mrs. James C Vacanti of Omaha, Nebraska, while stationed on a Pacific naval base. He explains his excitement when he found his brother, Tony Vacanti, on the same ship. Tony enlisted in the war on October 7th,…

Newspaper Clipping about Italians in WW2. One was about Cpl. Brogna's. He was 21, fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese.

A clipping showing David and Mike Metzbower holding 6 tickets for a game between the Giants and the Colts at Yankee stadium in 1958. The short article discusses the wait that the two went through in order to purchase the tickets.

A copy of an original newspaper article covering the sinking of the SS Danmark. On April 5, 1889, heavy winds and high seas caused the ship to begin sinking on its voyage from Copenhagen to New York with 665 passengers, most of whom were women who…

This article features the life story of Angelo Salvatore Rossitto, an actor commonly known as "Little Angelo." Rossitto was raised in Little Italy, Omaha, Neb. and sold Omaha World-Herald newspapers. Standing only 33-inches-tall, Rossitto was often…

An article describing merit pay for teachers in South Dakota.

Photograph of Newcomb family members with cows outside of their home.

This is an advertisement for the Nelson Bale Loader. The Nelson Bale Loader was invented by Custer County Native Leland Nelson. The patent for the bale loader is one of a few patents granted to a resident in Custer County.

Children in Patricia Barron's North Omaha neighborhood.