Browse Items (103 total)
Sort by:
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…
Trippensee Planetarium
This Trippensee Planetarium c. 1900 was created and originally used for educational purposes in a classroom setting. It had possibly been found by John Spahr in a schoolhouse near Shelton, Nebraska. The object is made of various materials, and still…
Hand-drawn Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska Area
Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska from 1883. Framed and hand-drawn by Earl Philip Dill. Contains a numbered grid and included on map are trail markers (Oregon Trail), school, Government building, railroads, rivers/streams, etc. (see…
Leather Pouch - State Bank of Belvidere
Promotional leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere in Nebraska. Text reads, "Start a Bank Account and Watch it Grow. Compliments of State Bank of Belvidere. Belvidere, Neb." Pouch also contained a 1952 American quarter.
P & J Arnold Brown Derby Pottery Vitreous Stone Bottle
Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should…
Fort Kearny Brass French Bed Finial
19th Century brass French bed finial found at historic Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
Fort Kearny Ox-shoes and Horseshoe Collection
19th Century ox-shoes and single horseshoe from historic Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
Fort Kearny Miscellaneous Objects
Miscellaneous objects from Fort Kearny, Nebraska historic site. Collection features handles, buttons, and various metal objects collected by Merwyn Henderson in 1989 as part of his home museum collection.
Fort Kearny Cast Iron Door Latch
19th Century cast iron door latch from Fort Kearny, Nebraska site.
Fort Kearny Cannonball Collection
19th Century Cannonballs or Field Artillery Ammunition found at Fort Kearny, Nebraska