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This 1934 postcard documents correspondance between Laurance Hinkle and his Aunt Fern (Hinkle) Von Bergen. The post card was brought into the Custer County History Harvest 2016 by Ann Payne.

This 1937 postcard, received by Mr. and Mrs Joe Schneider, was sent to them by family. The postcard was brought into the Custer County History Harvest 2016 by Ann Payne.

This folding chair cane was used at the 1939 New York Fair. It is unique in the fact that it is a cane that can fold out into a chair. This was mostly designed for elderly people and people with physical disabilities who attended the fair who…

This is an envelope Charlotte Littlefield used to send here daughter (?) a letter from the Pershing hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie) Littlefield (nee Roberts) was Joseph Littlefield's second wife, whom he married in 1887…

This clipping shows the women present at the 1948 Shriners’ Annual Ball. The caption says that the women were there to participate in the Shriner’s Annual Beauty Contest. The women are Fannie Harper, Mary Estes, Lois Brown, Dewene Hale,…

Along with the thousands of African American migrants to the urban North during the mid-twentieth century came growing political power. Increasingly, black voters in the North could provide a meaningful margin in local, state and even national…

This is a photo of the 1955 pledge class of the Sphinx Club. They are part of the Beta Xi Lambda and Beta Beta chapters of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. According to the article, "Chapter Secretary Welcome T. Bryant said, 'We feel that we have one…

This is a 1994 death certificate for William Hinkle. He was a member of the Hinkle family who lived in Cumro, Nebraska. Presently, Cumro is a small, unincorporated community, in the south east corner of Custer County.

This 1995 death certificate for Adelene Schneider was brought in by Ann Payne to the Custer County History Harvest.

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…