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This is a photograph showing the flooding which occurred on June 6, 1896. Image shows several men standing in waist deep water, riding horses, and a canoe in the background

Dan Desdunes was a prominent jazz musician and band leader when he moved to Omaha from New Orleans just after the turn of the twentieth century. In Omaha, he directed several bands and trained the younger generation of bandleaders in Omaha. The Dan…

The Big Bondeave dairy bottles held cream and milk from Marg Stoner’s (maiden name Pinkerton) family farm from the 1930’s and 1940’s that was located east of Chadron, Nebraska. The cream and milk was sold to local grocery stores (Miller’s, White’s,…

Original Daguerreotype Picture Frame found at Fort Kearny by Merwyn Henderson.

A photograph of the Custer County Golden Jubilee Rodeo-Fair of 1931. The photograph was taken at the fair by Lucky Dedmore of North Platte.

Black and white photograph of the interior of the Crystal Ballroom which was located inside the Hotel Fort Kearney (a.k.a. Fort Kearney Hotel). The hotel began construction in 1917 and opened to for business on October 11, 1927. It stood on the…

A packed crowd enjoys dancing and listening to the band at the Dreamland Ballroom in the 1950s. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

This Omaha Star image shows a women's bowling team that was sponsored by Crosstown Cleaners. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

This is a photograph of a crocheted box with a blue inner-lining that belonged to Inger Marie Svergaard Carlsen. Janet Fenton played with this box in her grandparent's home when she was a child.

Criminal record request for Filippi Hauuinio. The criminal record request was made on March 27, 1913 for an aspect that is not clearly decipherable, however, it could be related to a job or immigration.