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This image celebrates the candidacy of an African American student for Creighton University (Omaha) prom queen. Photos and articles like this one in the Omaha Star kept the North Omaha community abreast African American news throughout Omaha and the…

A hardcover volume from the series Nebraska: Our Towns. This volume covers that Central Southeast of Nebraska, including the town of Bruning, which was originally settled primarily by German families.

This image shows a group of women who were gathered for an annual conference for the Nebraska State Federation of Colored Women. The organization sought to advance the rights of African Americans and promote race relations. For interviews and oral…

Two photograph negatives showing the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska. One taken from far away, one taken closer up.

Humorous postcard meant to illustrate how fertile Nebraska's farmland was. Photograph has been altered by Solomon D. Butcher in order to make the potatoes in the cart look gigantic.

This is the marriage certificate of Edward Jones and Agnes Houston Jones, who married August 14, 1895. Agnes was a medical doctor.

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.

This is a group photo of the National Photographic Dealer's Association trade dinner held on August 20, 1941 in Chicago. Bernard Calandra is seated in the lower right hand corner.

This is a promotional photo for the Nat Towles Orchestra, a well-known territory band that performed throughout the Midwest. In 1934, Nat Towles moved to Omaha and played the Dreamland Ballroom and other local venues through the 1950s. For…

Nat Towles was a prominent big band leader in Omaha during the 1940s and 1950s.