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Mammoth Teeth
Two mammoth teeth found by Merwyn Henderson near the Platte River in a gravel pit south of Kearney, Nebraska.
Photograph of Mattie Reed
Scanned photograph of Mattie Reed, grandmother to Darlene Holoubeck's husband, ancestors to Sara and Terrence Holoubeck.
Wedding Photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. Manning
Wedding portrait photograph of Ed Bennett and Julia A. (nee) Manning taken in 1898. Ed and Julia were the maternal grandparents of Cel Davis. Their names are written on the back side.
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…
Photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert
Four black and white photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert. He is the one wearing the light-colored fur/feather chaps. In the photograph where he is on another man's shoulders, the second man has not been identified.
Grothan Elmwood Sanitarium, Kearney, Nebraska (The Frank House)
Colored postcard of the Grothan Elmwood Sanitarium established c. 1908 by Dr. Ole and Dr. Georgiana Grothan. In 1911, after the doctor couple divorced, the building was sold to the state of Nebraska and converted into living quarters for the…
United States Post Office Kearney, Nebraska Postcard
Colored postcard of the United States Post Office in Kearney, Nebraska. The building, completed in 1911, was converted to the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) in 1986. The postcard is dated July 2, 1927 and is addressed to Miss Katherine Jones of Bruno,…
Homemade Postcard
Homemade postcard with hand-drawing and writing. It is addressed to Miss Jessie Kemp of Redington, Nebraska. The artwork on the front is a blue and gold pennant for (presumably) a school in Kearney, Nebraska, possibly Kearney State College, now UNK.
Cast Iron Horse Tack from Fort Kearney
Cast-iron horse tack (#13) from Kearney, Nebraska found by Merwyn Henderson.
Daguerreotype Picture Frame from Fort Kearny
Original Daguerreotype Picture Frame found at Fort Kearny by Merwyn Henderson.