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Morning after Kearney's First Cyclone
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Postcard with black and white photograph of the damage left by a tornado that went through Kearney, Nebraska on June 6, 1908.
Nebraska Potatoes Postcard
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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.
Opera House Bar-Fine Wine, Liquor and Cigars
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Colored advertisement on card stock with hand-drawings and paintings for the Opera House Bar
Opera House Postcard
Unused colored postcard of the old Kearney, Nebraska Opera House.
Original Pamphlet for the Dedication of the First Presbyterian Church of Kearney, Nebraska
Original pamphlet with detailed dedication services for the First Presbyterian Church building in 1922. The church still exists, but has moved out of its original building.
P & J Arnold Brown Derby Pottery Vitreous Stone Bottle
Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should…
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)
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.
Photograph of Early Nebraska Photographer
Black and white photograph of a man and woman in an interior room (probably a photography studio, according to the photograph's donor). It might be a photograph of photographer Alfred T. Anderson of Nebraska.
Photograph of Ed Bennett
Black and white photograph of Ed Bennett, standing wearing a coat, gloves, and a derby style hat taken in 1885. This man is also in another item, "Wedding Photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. Manning." Ed Bennett married Julia A. Manning c. 1898 and…