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Vaccination Records for a Vietnam Soldier
Original vaccination records for Vietnam veteran Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, was father to Andy White and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy passed away in 2004, the same year as this case, after…
Trippensee Planetarium
This Trippensee Planetarium c. 1900 was created and originally used for educational purposes in a classroom setting. It had possibly been found by John Spahr in a schoolhouse near Shelton, Nebraska. The object is made of various materials, and still…
Negro Girl is Prom Queen Candidate at Creighton University
This image celebrates the candidacy of an African American student for Creighton University (Omaha) prom queen. Photos and articles like this one in the Omaha Star kept the North Omaha community abreast African American news throughout Omaha and the…
Mice Go To School
This image from the Omaha Star shows a group of school children posing with their science experiments. The students pictured are Otis Bullion, Diana Lewis, Barry Gorum, Stephanie Hall, Billy Reed, Margaret Brown, Robert Lopez, and James Bland.
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Scholarship Given
This image shows three photographs from the Omaha Star newspaper. The image on the left shows Anna Williams being presented with a scholarship from a women's club in North Omaha. The two images on the right show some events from the Centennial…