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The Porter Chemical Company and the A. C. Gilbert Company began making chemistry laboratory kits in the early 20th century. They were originally marked as educational toys for boys, as a first step towards a career in medicine and science. Most…

This is a picture of Bernard Calandra in his uniform to commemorate his time in service during World War I. He served as a paramedic.

Suzette LaFlesche, also known as Princess "Bright Eyes" was the daughter of "Iron Eye" LaFlesche, chief of the Omaha Native American tribe. One of the first women to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she died 7 June 1903.

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.

Black and white postcard, photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. It shows an older man sitting in front of a farm house with a bunch of farming equipment and miscellaneous objects. It is addressed to Mrs.…

This is a postcard addressed to Harold and Helga that was created at the Unit Tent. This iincludes a photograph of Uncle Ole, who was a U.S. medical care worker during World War I, in full military uniform.

This is a postcard Bernard sent his family while he was serving in the Italo-Turkish War. It says that he sends his best and to give kisses.

The image on the postcard shows a horse in the lower left hand corner.

Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.

Postcards from Frank and Nettie Vetrovsky to Anna and Josef Vetrovsky. Frank and Josef are the sons of Anna. Nettie is the wife of Frank. Frank and Nettie resided in Crete, NE. Anna and Josef resided in Virginia, NE.

A powder horn Brought in to the Custer County History Harvest. The powder horn was used to hold gunpowder for muzzle loading.