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This document, Timber-Culture Certificate No. 607, was issued by the United States General Land Office for 158.10 acres to be used “To Encourage the Growth of Timber on the Western Prairies.” This certificate was issued to Eva (Boggs) Linford on…

This toy rocking horse was purchased in the Ohio Valley area circa 1902.

This photograph of the May 8th train depot fire comes from the Littlefield family papers in the collection of Terri and Dave Maban. The photo is one of the series of several photos taken of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad…

These are the translations of a letter sent to Andrew Lutz from Langenfeld, Russia, on August 6, 1931.

These are translations of letters sent to Andrew Lutz.

The Treasury Report of the Waymire Cemetery began on January 25, 1907. Lots of the cemetery were sold to total a balance of $8.90 on September 23, 1907, all of which was paid to T.J. Waymire for cleaning the cemetery. On July, 30 1908, $1.10 was paid…

"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…

This is a photograph of the couple's gravesite and a tree planted in their memory. Miss Opal Carmody, teacher, and her pupils dedicated the tree on Arbor Day, 1932, District No. 11, Custer County, Nebraska.

This Trippensee Planetarium c. 1900 was created and originally used for educational purposes in a classroom setting. It had possibly been found by John Spahr in a schoolhouse near Shelton, Nebraska. The object is made of various materials, and still…