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Kearney State Normal Series-Midnight
Kearney State Normal College Administration Building, apparently taken at Midnight
Charles A. Palmer, Taxidermist
Black and white postcard showing taxidermy birds.
Opera House Bar-Fine Wine, Liquor and Cigars
Colored advertisement on card stock with hand-drawings and paintings for the Opera House Bar
Some of the Boosters for a Greater Kearney
Large group picture of the men who were boosters in Kearney in the early nineteenth century. The photograph was taken by Solomon D. Butcher.
Aeroplane Attempt to Fly
Pilot attempting to fly an early aeroplane, near West Kearney
Hoof-Pick Handle with Partial Blade from Fort Kearny
19th Century Cavalry hoof-pick wooden handle with partial blade intact from Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
Fort Kearney Marker
Original wooden road marker for Fort Kearney Crossing. The dates on the front are 1848, 1871. The marker was installed in 1910 and found years later. The dates on the front mark when the trail to Fort Kearney crossed the Platte River from 1848-1871…
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Thermo-Scope Temperature Reader
An original, round Thermo-Scope used at the Ira C. Anderson Funeral Home (established in 1920) in Kearney, Nebraska (which is now the Horner, Lieske, McBride, & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney located at the intersection of 25th St. and Avenue A.…
A.J. Shepard Druggist Bottle
Clear, glass bottle that reads "A.J. Shepard Druggist Kearney, Neb." Possibly used for apothecary and medicinal purposes.
Farmers State Bank Ephemera
A metal ephemera artifact (possibly a bell) meant to promote Farmers State Bank of Kearney, Nebraska. Text on the front reads "Farmers State Bank, Established 1890, Kearney, Nebr."