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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…

This is a small statue carved from West Virginia coal. Dr. Roger Davis of the University of Nebraska at Kearney gave the statue to Jinny Turman in 2013 as a gift since she came to UNK from West Virginia University. Davis received the owl from his…

The document is an official certification from the United States Post Office Department, Horace Maynard as Post Master General, of the appointment of James Boggs to the position of postmaster in the town of Elton in Custer County, Nebraska.

This is a historical account of the Amsberry house in Ansley, Nebraska. The account, prepared by Lance Bristol, explains the history of the house and its occupants.

A School Souvenir Program from Alegernon School

This document, Timber-Culture Certificate No. 607, was issued by the United States General Land Office for 158.10 acres to be used “To Encourage the Growth of Timber on the Western Prairies.” This certificate was issued to Eva (Boggs) Linford on…

This certificate was issued by the United States General Land Office to William McIntosh for the homestead of one hundred ninety acres near Broken Bow, Nebraska. This document is signed on behalf of President Theodore Roosevelt by his secretary F. M.…

This Military Service Certificate was awarded to Vance Smith on July 9, 1921. The certificate is signed by Samuel R. McKelvie, Governor of the State of Nebraska and Darius M. Amsberry, Secretary of State.

Slingsby Family Photograph

Paramount Theater Calendar 1955