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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.

An oval framed photograph of Eunice (Leffler) Barnes. Eunice homesteaded in Custer County in the 1880's with her husband, Peter M. Barnes.

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.

A promotional umbrella from pre-1960. The umbrella proclaims Nebraska as the "White Spot of the Nation." The slogan came from Nebraska's policies of no income tax, no sales tax, and having their highways paid for.

A clothespin inherited by Doris Gill. The handmade clothespin, made by her great grandfather C.R. Luce, received third place for "unique wood article" at the state fair in the 1930's.

A cancellation stamp used by the Somerford post office. Somerford, a small township in Custer County, started its post office in the 1880's. Mail was discontinued to Somerford on March 31, 1910.

A postmaster certificate granted to Alice E. Grint for the Phillipsburg post office. Phillipsburg was a small community in Custer County that existed in the late nineteenth century.

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.

An 1889 land grant for Andrew Loudon. The land in Custer County was granted to Loudon and the document was signed by President Benjamin Harrison. Donor information is on release form number 27.

A human statue of liberty photography taken at Camp Dodge in Des Moines Iowa. The photograph feature 18,000 officers and men who were stationed at the base.