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Thermo-Scope Temperature Reader
An original, round Thermo-Scope used at the Ira C. Anderson Funeral Home (established in 1920) in Kearney, Nebraska (which is now the Horner, Lieske, McBride, & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney located at the intersection of 25th St. and Avenue A.…
Trippensee Planetarium
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…
Honorable Discharge Certificate
Original Honorable Discharge Certificate for Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy was Andy (Andrew) White's father, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, and he served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy passed away in 2004, after extensive…
Certificate of Training Completion
Original Certificate of Training completion for Sgt. Jimmy Ray White of Kearney, Nebraska. The certificate was awarded to Jimmy after he completed the Aircrew Egress Systems Repair Technician Course at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.…
Honorable Discharge Certificate
Original paper Honorable Discharge Certificate for Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy served as a Sergeant in the United States Regular Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy was father to Andy White. Jimmy passed away in 2004, after extensive chemotherapy and…
Air Training Command Graduation Certificate
Original paper certificate for Jimmy Ray White's completion of the Air Training Program at the Chanute Technical Training Center that was located in Champaign County, Illinois. The Air Force Base has since been decommissioned, but it served as an Air…
Tags: 1960s, Air Training Command Graduation Certificate, Andy and April White Artifact Collection, Champaign County, Chanute Air Base, Chanute Technical Training Center, Illinois, Jimmy Ray White, Kearney, Nebraska, U.S. Air Force, UNK History Harvest 2015, Vietnam Documents, Vietnam War, War Documents
Four Daguerreotypes
Four black and white photographs (daguerreotypes) in their original boxes. Each box has red fabric (possibly velvet or velveteen), a gold-colored frame (possibly real gold or gold gilt), with decoration on the outside of the box, and each has a small…
Veteran's Certificate of Eligibility
Front and back of original veteran Certificate of Eligibility for Veteran's benefits. This certificate was issued to Jimmy Ray White, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, after his service in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy…
Vietnam Veteran Home Loan Approval Letter
Original Letter from the Veterans Administration in Lincoln, Nebraska to Jimmy Ray White, formerly of Kearney, Nebraska. Jimmy Ray White served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and was father to Andy White. Jimmy passed away in 2004,…
P. & J. Arnold Brown Stoneware Ink-Ware Bottle Piece circa 1850-1861, Dobytown, Nebraska
Piece of brown stoneware found at the Dobytown, Nebraska site in 1989. Words present on the pipe are "derby" (top) and "& J. Arnold, London (bottom). Vessel most likely held ink. (See SAR story via link)