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This is a photograph showing the workers at the Winchester Hald store located in Dannebrog. Five men and two women stand in front of the store. The caption reads "Edith S., Grandpa Hald, May Olson, Harold Hald, Krubetchech-Winchester and a salesman".

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.

Photographs of Biaggio Laguzza (1887-1983) and Salvatore Laguzza (1894-1915) with biographical information.

These are two photographs, the first showing Inger Marie Anderson (19), the second showing Laurits Jacobsen (19).

Peh Wah Mu shared these photographs from a refugee camp in Thailand. Peh Wah is originally from Burma, but spent twenty-five years in a refugee camp in Thailand before moving to Lincoln, NE in 2009. For interviews and oral histories of this and…

This is an Italian passport of an immigrant from Carlentini, Sicily that is going to Omaha, Nebraska.

This is a savings booklet given to Louise Bonafede in grade school. She had a total of two cents in her account, one cent deposited over two different dates in 1930. The First National Bank of Omaha is still up and running today!

Ms. Witte presented her heirloom napkin rings to UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

This photograph from the Omaha Star shows North Omaha residents picketing for fair employment opportunities. One sign reads, "Don't buy where you can't work!" This strategy, called selective patronage, was very popular during this era. For…

This article describes an effort by the DePorres Club of Omaha to compel Reed's Ice Cream to hire African American employees. The DePorres Club was a civil rights organization that operated in Omaha between 1947 and 1960. Members included Mildred…