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Joseph Littlefield, pictured here next to his pharmacy on wheels near his house in Aurora, Nebraska in 1906, lived a long and eventful life.Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840, Littlefield served almost three years in the Civil War as a private…

Joseph Littlefield, pictured here next to his pharmacy on wheels near his house in Aurora, Nebraska in 1906, lived a long and eventful life.Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840, Littlefield served almost three years in the Civil War as a private…

The photograph shows a part of Joseph Littlefield's family (his second wife Charlotte, his children from two marriages, his sisters) near the Littlefields' home in Aurora, Nebraska where Joseph moved in 1904. Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840…

Kearney State Normal College Administration Building, apparently taken at Midnight

A photograph of mail carrier wagons stopped in Clearwater, Nebraska. The people shown in the photograph are as follows:
first from left: Jessie Mitchel's father
second from left: Walter (Walt) Snider
third from right: Stanley Heminway
second from…

North Omaha has been home to dozens of African American churches over the years, making religious institutions one of the most consistently vibrant aspects of the community. This undated photograph shows members of Mt. Calvary Church.

This is a newspaper feature of Phyllis D. Wilson, a competitor in the Miss Black America Pageant. The Miss Black Nebraska competition was an annual event, first held in 1970 with the winner going on to participate in the Miss Black America pageant. …

Florence Pinkston-Mitchell was a prominent piano teacher in North Omaha for many years during the mid-twentieth century. Art and music lessons were an important part of a child’s education for most middle-class African Americans. Over the years,…

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.