Report of Separation and Record of Service from the Army National Guard
War, Vietnam War, and U.S. National Guard Documents, Report of Separation and Record of Service
Original paper report of Jimmy Ray White's Report of Separation and Record of Service. Jimmy, originally of Kearney, Nebraska, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Air Force and the National Guard Bureau. Jimmy was father to Andy White. Jimmy passed away in 2004, after extensive chemotherapy and a long illness related to Agent Orange Gas Poisoning. This report is also historically significant because it has boxes to designate "White" or "Negro."
National Guard Bureau - Departments of the Army and the Air Force
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
On a family trip to their ancestor's hometown, Joe Nigro and his family photographed many sites in Carlentini and Siracusa, Sicily. This image shows a functional restaurant with much character in the town of Carlentini.
Joe Nigro, Little Italy Omaha History Harvest, 2018
Riley Good; Wilber Czech History Harvest, 2016
Portrait of brothers Robert Harrison and Walter Fleming taken at a studio in North Bend, Nebraska in the early 1890's.
Cathy Maasdam, Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
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A photograph on a postcard of Robert Harrison Fleming in a hat and suit circa 1911.
These quadruple silver napkin rings are relics of the Victorian silver hollowware boom. Silver soup tureens, condiment sets, platters, and tableware in the dining room and toiletry items, perfume flasks, powder boxes, and hand mirrors in the bathroom were a hallmark of an established post-bellum American middle-class house. As silver items grew more fashionable, some of them lost practical application and became just another item of décor. Throughout the 19th century many families washed napkins only once a week and used napkin rings to distinguish one family member's napkin from another's. A wedding gift to Phyllis Witte's grandparents in 1895, these napkin rings are identical, serving no purpose other than to indicate the couple's status and taste. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Phyllis Witte, Nebraska City History Harvest, 2010
Roll Call, Chadron Fire Department, 1894
This is a roll call of the Chadron Fire Department from 1894. It served bookkeeping purposes, listing all members of the Fire Department, and whether they made it to a series of meetings throughout the year. A key to the notations explains if they were present or absent, and if that absence was excused or not, and also if they had paid necessary dues and fines. It suggests that fire was a great concern even in the pioneer days. Chadron is the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska; therefore a document like this is important to understanding the history of the county, and a natural part of the Dawes County Historical Society's collection. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items, please visit the History Harvest YouTube channel.
Dawes County Historical Society Museum, Chadron State College History Harvest, 2014
Roll Call, Chadron Fire Department, 1895
This is a roll call of the Chadron Fire Department from 1895. It served bookkeeping purposes, listing all members of the Fire Department, who turned out for fire calls, and who showed up at meetings throughout the year. A key to the notations explains if they were present or absent, and if that absence was excused or not, and also if they had paid necessary dues and fines. Compared to the roll call from the previous year, this one seems more organized and higher quality, suggesting that firefighting was very important to the early European-American settlers of Dawes County. Chadron is the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska; therefore a document like this is important to understanding the history of the county, and a natural part of the Dawes County Historical Society's collection. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items, please visit the History Harvest YouTube channel.
Rosario and Tina Nisi with daughter Rose
World War II; family; Little Italy, Omaha, Neb.
This is a photo of Rosario and Tina Nisi while Rosario was in the Navy during WWII. Also pictured is their daughter Rose. During the war they lived in California for a time.
Tina Hendersen, Little Italy Omaha History Harvest, 2018
Rose Garey Discussing A Mahogany Decorative Piece
Rose Garey shares the story of a mahogany decorative piece with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Rose Garey, Nebraska City History Harvest, 2010