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  • Collection: Don Dingman

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Black and white postcard photograph of Sadie Austin and horse, a.k.a. Cherry County Cowgirl. Photo was taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. It is addressed to Miss Martin of Elm Creek, Nebraska.

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Clear, glass bottle that reads "A.J. Shepard Druggist Kearney, Neb." Possibly used for apothecary and medicinal purposes.

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Three original, hand-carved stone arrowheads. They resemble original methods and types used by Native Americans as weapons and tools. Found by Merwyn Henderson.

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Black and white postcard of a Barnum & Bailey parade in Kearney, Nebraska on Central Avenue. The parade shows men riding on elephants down Central Ave. The postcard is from F. M. Barney, an early resident of Elm Creek and early photographer,…

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An old belt buckle stamped with "US." Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson in Nebraska.

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Collection of belt buckles. Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson in Nebraska.

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Remains of a buffalo found near the Platte River in the 1930s by Merwyn Henderson. One is a tool (hoe or bone scraper, possibly) made from a buffalo shoulder bone, found near Fort Kearney and possibly originally from the Pawnee. The second is two…

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A collection of original bullets found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort Kearny in Nebraska. Some are round (grapeshot), while others are pointed-end.
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