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Various photos of collected by the Atchison family of early Kearney residents.

This postcard contains a picture of a Alfalfa Dehydrating and Processing Plant on the front. The plant was located in Gothenburg, Nebraska. This item was donated at the University of Nebraska-Kearney's spring 2014 History Harvest.

This framed photograph was brought to the harvest by Carol and Ken Fritzler of Broken Bow, NE

This framed photo was brought in by Carol and Ken Fritzler of Broken Bow, NE and donated to the Buffalo County Historical Society

These menus and ads from the Coral Cafe in Kearney, Nebraska span the entirety of the restaurant's existence. The Corral Cafe served American and Oriental cuisine from their location on Highway 30 from 1968-1983

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 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…

This is the team photo of the 1906 University of Nebraska football team. The team included two African American players, R.S. Taylor and W. N. Johnson.

Dating back to the early part of the 20th century, African Americans in Omaha have attempted to band together to provide for the needs and care of the elderly in the community. This image, which dates back to 1913, features several women who worked…

From its founding in 1947 through the 1950s, the DePorres Club was the leading civil rights organization in Omaha. Organized by Fr. John Markoe at Creighton University, this student-led integrationist group led some of the earliest civil rights…