Barbara Beechner
Title
Barbara Beechner
Subject
Barbara Beechner Artifact Collection
Description
Three artifacts belonging to Barbara Beechner of Kearney, Nebraska. The objects are related to early, frontier-era Nebraska and areas within such as Buffalo County, Thayer County, the city of Belvidere, and the Oregon Trail. The objects were either found by, or previously owned by, Barbara's father and grandfather. All three are physical ephemera objects.
Creator
April White
Source
Barbara Beechner
Publisher
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Date
06/20/2015
Contributor
University of Nebraska at Kearney - History Harvest
April White (Curator)
Dr. Tom Kiffmeyer (Digital Photographic Archivist)
Dr. Jinny A. Turman (Project Director)
Rights
History Department-University of Nebraska at Kearney
Relation
History Harvest
Format
JPEG collection of physical ephemera
Language
English
Type
Collection
Identifier
Beechner_UNK_History_Harvest_2015
Coverage
Nebraska
The Oregon Trail, Belvidere, Buffalo County, Dillsburg, Thayer County
Collection Items
P & J Arnold Brown Derby Pottery Vitreous Stone Bottle
Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should…
Leather Pouch - State Bank of Belvidere
Promotional leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere in Nebraska. Text reads, "Start a Bank Account and Watch it Grow. Compliments of State Bank of Belvidere. Belvidere, Neb." Pouch also contained a 1952 American quarter.
Hand-drawn Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska Area
Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska from 1883. Framed and hand-drawn by Earl Philip Dill. Contains a numbered grid and included on map are trail markers (Oregon Trail), school, Government building, railroads, rivers/streams, etc. (see…