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  • Tags: Dawes County Historical Society Museum

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This is a Charter for the formation of the Dawes County Barracks #2296 for Veterans of World War One. It was signed into effect on the Ninth of September, 1960. It consists of 44 names ranging from Andrus to Williams. A list of the names to include:…

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This Iver Johnson .22 snub nose revolver was found buried underneath an old barn around the Dawes County, Nebraska area in 2007.

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This WW2 German Nazi K-98 Waffen SS bayonet would have fit on a Kar-98 rifle. This item is fairly rare due to the fact that the belt is with the bayonet and also that the scabbar is included.

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Doll is in a Red outfit, she appears to be Caucasian with short curly brown hair. She has a back and leg brace.

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This doll is wearing an orange and green dress. She has dark skin, hair, and eyes. She is wearing a leg cast and has crutches attached.

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Electric Slide projector, uses light bulbs and glass slides. Instructions for use are in German and English.

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World War II French and German dictionary and translator. This dictionary would have been used by a French speaking person to translate into German or vise versa. A dictionary like this would have been vital for communication between people in Europe…

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"Treating Disease With Faradic Currents Of Electricity" was written by J.J. Mackby M.D. and published by P.G. Williams in 1901. By inducing currents of electricity using a portable Faradic Battery, also known as an Electro-Medical Shocking Coil many…

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Old medicine kit with 24 different medicines. Medicine Kit created by The Red Star Medicine Company in Greely, Colorado. Medicine kit includes cures everything from snake bits to hysteria.

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A machine that allowed you to record your voice onto a wax cylinder. The machine could also be hooked up to a typewriter.
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