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This image shows several advertisements for music events in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured include Ray Charles, Joe Morris, The Drifters, and Lionel Hampton. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the …

This is a collage of music and theater events in North Omaha. They include a performance of the play A Raisin in the Sun and an event at the Offbeat Supper Club called the "1954 Blues Parade." For interviews and oral histories of this and other…

Photograph of a woman, a soldier in a military uniform, and another of a soldier posing near a barrel. These are all images of Raymond Musil's ancestors.

A collection of family trees contributed by Joe Nigro, outlining the genealogy of his family. The trees are composed of individual branch entries.

Nancy and Cousin Cindy (Waite) Obenchain is held by their Grandmother Nancy (Hat) Clements. The trio is surrounded by Grandfather Thomas A. Clements, their other siblings and cousins.

This is a photograph of Nancy (Saxton) Kile’s father Milo Saxton’s wife Rosemary and sisters.

This is a photo of Rosemary (Clements) Saxton, Lucille Nancy (Hat) Clements, Frances (Clements) Adams.

Nat Towles was a prominent big band leader in Omaha during the 1940s and 1950s.

This is a promotional photo for the Nat Towles Orchestra, a well-known territory band that performed throughout the Midwest. In 1934, Nat Towles moved to Omaha and played the Dreamland Ballroom and other local venues through the 1950s. For…

This is a group photo of the National Photographic Dealer's Association trade dinner held on August 20, 1941 in Chicago. Bernard Calandra is seated in the lower right hand corner.