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Glenwood Park Resort
Photography by S.D. Butcher of people row boating and enjoying the "Glenwood Park Resort" and that a "Mr. C. Nelson" [Charles Nelson] owns the Prop. [Property]
Nebraska Potatoes Postcard
Humorous postcard meant to illustrate how fertile Nebraska's farmland was. Photograph has been altered by Solomon D. Butcher in order to make the potatoes in the cart look gigantic.
Platte River Bridge
Postcard of Platte River Bridge, Kearney, Nebraska
Elephant Day Postcard
Black and white postcard of an elephant parade in Kearney, Nebraska. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.
Fort Niobrara Cavalry Button
Original cavalry button from Fort Niobrara found by Merwyn Henderson.
Some of the Boosters for a Greater Kearney
Large group picture of the men who were boosters in Kearney in the early nineteenth century. The photograph was taken by Solomon D. Butcher.
Kearney Opera House Postcard
Postcard, with black and white photograph of Kearney's Opera House taken by Solomon D. Butcher. It is addressed to Miss Lillian Hooper of Grand Island, Nebraska.
Platte River Bridge Postcard
Black and white postcard of the mile-long Platte River bridge near Kearney, Nebraska. There is a man on a horse on the bridge. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher. It is addressed to Mrs. P.A. Graham of Buchtel, Ohio.
Photograph of Downtown Kearney, Nebraska taken by Solomon D. Butcher
Black and white aerial photograph of downtown Kearney, Nebraska c. early 1900s. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher.
Book - 1733 Ranch
Book of photographs of the 1733 Ranch located on the Lincoln Highway outside of Kearney, Nebraska. The ranch's name came from its location: it was 1,733 miles from San Francisco, California, and 1,733 miles from Boston, Massachusetts.