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Colored postcard of the old Kearney, Nebraska Opera House. It is addressed to Mrs. M.B. Clapsattle of Bagley, Iowa.

Postcard, with black and white photograph of Kearney's Opera House taken by Solomon D. Butcher. It is addressed to Miss Lillian Hooper of Grand Island, Nebraska.

Kearney State Normal College Administration Building, apparently taken at Midnight

This postcard contains artistic renderings of two Kearney, Nebraska hospitals. The top picture is East Sun, the state tuberculosis hospital. Today it has been remodeled and assimilated into the UNK campus. The lower image depicts Good Samaritan…

A collection of 15-20 postcards that depict historic Kearney, Nebraska. Most of the photographs depicted are from 1905-1920 with some from 1950s Kearney. This collection was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Kearney spring 2014 History…

This is a postcard depicting Kearney, Nebraska's original U.S. Post Office building. Erected in 1910, this building has since become the Museum of Nebraska Arts.

The stones were architectural decorative elements originally located on the facade of the Kearney, Nebraska, Opera House which opened on May 1, 1891. The Opera House hosted entertainment, graduations, and other community events until May 14, 1932,…

A postcard containing two artistic renderings of Kearney, Nebraska's Central Avenue. Central Avenue has long been a center of economic activity in Kearney. It's location near the railroad has made it a community hub since the town's earliest days.…

This kerosene lamp was brought in by Ellen Mortensen. Mortensen purchased the lamp at her aunt's estate auction and found out that lamp had been passed down since her family arrived in Howard County, Nebraska, in the 1880s.

Kroj belonging to Robin Zak's aunt. The Kroj is traditional Czech costume that is worn in festivals or as every day dress. This is the vest, skirt, and apron that make up the Kroj. This Kroj was made by Robin Zak's grandmother.