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A book of the Winter family's history. Written in 1900, 1904, 1907, and 1910. This book follows the lives of Frederick Winter and his three sons Ralph Winter, Waldo Winter, and Emerson Winter. This book has been passed down for generations in the…

This is an image of the winner's float in the Kellom Council's Easter Parade. The caption reads, "Catherine Pope appearing on the Winning Float in the Kellom Council's Easter Parade. The Float was the Kellom Council entry. Catherine was first…

The Winchester Model 94 is a lever action rifle known around the world and especially the United States as the “gun that won the west.” It has been an icon in Western history and is easily recognizable due to its signature reloading action and…

This is the Morrises' anniversary photo and a decoration from the original wedding dress preserved in the family history record. The wife, Elizabeth (Eliza) Morris (nee Frerichs) was a child of the German emigrants' descendants who settled in Otoe…

A postcard photograph featuring Wiebke Maria Magdalena Pageler in a tall hat. Ms. Pageler was born 1888 and died 1988.

This white coat was worn by J.D. Clair Smith Jr., a young boy featured in another photograph. He was born in 1908 and his mother was Olive Felber Smith.

This Westerville High School book was brought into the Custer County History Harvest by Gaylord Slingsby. The book provides the history of Westerville High School, which was open from 1921-1956.

This Omaha Star clipping shows a welterweight boxing champ posing. The man’s last name appears to be Jakes, and is hand-dated from 1950. The clipping does not provide any more contextual information. For interviews and oral histories of this…

The Weeden Manufacturing Company was located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The upright steam engine, of which more than 110 different models were made, was one of two types of toy steam engines the company made. From the Weeden Catalogue listing:…