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  • Tags: Cathy Maasdam Collection

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A Christmas card sent to Olive, Clair, and Little Clair Smith from friends in Iowa, Leona and Burton. It was postmarked 24 December 1914 at 2:30 PM in Sioux City, Iowa.

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A framed portrait of three women with ruffled shawls. Caroline Felber is in the middle and Marcella Browne is on the right. The woman on the left is unknown. The portrait was taken around 1899 in Hartington, Cedar County, Nebraska.

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Scroll from the Hartington, Nebraska High School graduation of 1900 featuring Olive Felber. This document is very fragile and difficult to unfurl. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring 2014 History Harvest.

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A melancholy letter from Kermit Fleming, stationed in Italy in 1945 to his sister, Kathleen Fleming. Kermit claims "the war is over." He describes staying in a barren hotel with only cots and some electric lights. Throughout the letter, he expresses…

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Two photograph negatives showing the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska. One taken from far away, one taken closer up.

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This certificate is from the Public Schools of Nebraksa to Miss Olive L. Felber. This certificate indicates that Miss Felber is able to teach second grade in Cedar County for the period of one year. This was awarded to her on November 15, 1902. Miss…

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This certificate is from the Public Schools of Nebraksa to Miss Olive L. Felber. This certificate indicates that Miss Felber is able to teach first grade in Cedar County for the period of one year. This was awarded to her on August 15, 1903. Miss…

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This envelope is addressed to Kathleen Fleming, Cathy Maasdam's mother, who was living in Omaha, Nebraska. It is from Kermit Fleming, Kathleen's brother, who was stationed in Italy at the end of World War 2. This envelope was stamped on May 18, 1945.…

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This envelope is addressed to Kathleen Fleming who was living in Norse Bluff, Nebraska. It is from Jessie Young, KMA Homemakers, Earl E. May Seed Company in Shenandoah, Iowa. It is stamped for March 1, 1940.

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This Mother's Day greeting card is addressed to Mrs. H.H. Fleming of Norse Bluff, Nebraska. It is from her son, Quintin R. Fleming who was stationed overseas, however it is not know exactly where he was at the time. It is dated on April 25, 1945.
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