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Four Daguerreotypes
Four black and white photographs (daguerreotypes) in their original boxes. Each box has red fabric (possibly velvet or velveteen), a gold-colored frame (possibly real gold or gold gilt), with decoration on the outside of the box, and each has a small…
Crystal Ballroom - Hotel Fort Kearney
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Crystal Ballroom which was located inside the Hotel Fort Kearney (a.k.a. Fort Kearney Hotel). The hotel began construction in 1917 and opened to for business on October 11, 1927. It stood on the…
Early Downtown Kearney Nebraska Under Construction
Black and white photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. Photo shows downtown Kearney, Nebraska under construction along Central Avenue and shows the location of S. D. Butcher & Son's studio.
Aeroplane Attempt to Fly
Pilot attempting to fly an early aeroplane, near West Kearney
Some of the Boosters for a Greater Kearney
Large group picture of the men who were boosters in Kearney in the early nineteenth century. The photograph was taken by Solomon D. Butcher.
Opera House Bar-Fine Wine, Liquor and Cigars
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Colored advertisement on card stock with hand-drawings and paintings for the Opera House Bar
Charles A. Palmer, Taxidermist
Black and white postcard showing taxidermy birds.
Elephant Day Postcard
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Black and white postcard of an elephant parade in Kearney, Nebraska. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.
Morning after Kearney's First Cyclone
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Postcard with black and white photograph of the damage left by a tornado that went through Kearney, Nebraska on June 6, 1908.
E.J. Woolworthia Residence-Tornado Damage
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Damage from Tornado that occurred in Kearney, 6/4/1908