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Paul Oddo, an immigrant from Carlentini, Italy, was arrested for falsifying information on his immigration paperwork. According to the article, Oddo marked that he had never been arrested; however, he was arrested for violating the Prohibition Act in…

Scans of a photograph of a sod house near Arnold, Nebraska. The photograph features the Pearce family who homesteaded near Arnold in 1890 and built the house in the photograph. Information about the family is included in the images.

This is an image of the 1952 "Pennant Getters" who were part of a North Omaha baseball team. Some of the team members who are pictured are Billy Gray, Mel Daniels, Leroy Triggs, Clarence Hill, Thomas Franklin, Petey Allen, Joe Brooks, and Clavin…

This certificate entitles Václav Karel to a pension at the rate of 21 dollars per month for his service as a Private Co. E. 4"Regiment Missouri Infantry.

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An oval framed photo of Peter M. Barnes. Barnes homesteaded in Custer County with his wife Eunice (Leffler) Barnes in the 1880's.

This is the citizenship record of Peter Odvody. He became a American citizen on February 4, 1894. He left his home in Osvracin, Harovsky Tyn Plzen, Bohemia Austria-Hungary in 1884.

This is a postcard depicting H. Petersen and Sons lumber yard advertised in a 1915 parade. The postcard is to Mr. Iver Layhue of Loup City, Nebraska.

Petition for the U.S. citizenship of Joseph Vetrovsky, Riley Good's relative. Citizenship required five years of residence.

Ralph Orduna’s son, Philip Orduna Reis, discussed his father’s life and displayed some artifacts from his time at the Martin Bomber Plant and his service in the US Army Air Corps as a Tuskeegee Airman. You can find this and other…