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An article describing merit pay for teachers in South Dakota.

This article features the life story of Angelo Salvatore Rossitto, an actor commonly known as "Little Angelo." Rossitto was raised in Little Italy, Omaha, Neb. and sold Omaha World-Herald newspapers. Standing only 33-inches-tall, Rossitto was often…

A copy of an original newspaper article covering the sinking of the SS Danmark. On April 5, 1889, heavy winds and high seas caused the ship to begin sinking on its voyage from Copenhagen to New York with 665 passengers, most of whom were women who…

A clipping showing David and Mike Metzbower holding 6 tickets for a game between the Giants and the Colts at Yankee stadium in 1958. The short article discusses the wait that the two went through in order to purchase the tickets.

Newspaper Clipping about Italians in WW2. One was about Cpl. Brogna's. He was 21, fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese.

Sam Vacanti writes back to his mother, Mrs. James C Vacanti of Omaha, Nebraska, while stationed on a Pacific naval base. He explains his excitement when he found his brother, Tony Vacanti, on the same ship. Tony enlisted in the war on October 7th,…

These clippings discuss the significance the Blue Mills Co. and water power in Nebraska history.

This noodle board belonged to Robert Wagner's grandmother who used it to cook meals every week.

This photograph was taken at a beauty contest and features a number of members of the St. John's Baptist Church women's group. Patricia Barron's grandmother, Lillie Johnson, is far right in this photo.

This collage features a number of advertisements from Black-owned businesses in North Omaha. The collage demonstrates the variety of businesses that thrived in North Omaha in the 1950s. The advertisements include restaurants, bars, realtors, and…