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Farmers State Bank Ephemera
A metal ephemera artifact (possibly a bell) meant to promote Farmers State Bank of Kearney, Nebraska. Text on the front reads "Farmers State Bank, Established 1890, Kearney, Nebr."
Fort Kearney Marker
Original wooden road marker for Fort Kearney Crossing. The dates on the front are 1848, 1871. The marker was installed in 1910 and found years later. The dates on the front mark when the trail to Fort Kearney crossed the Platte River from 1848-1871…
Tags: 1840s, 1848, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1871, 1910, 1950s, Buffalo County, Crossing, Don Dingman Artifact Collection, ferry crossing, Fort Kearney, Fort Kearney National Park Association, GAR, General Carrington, Kearney, Marker, Merwyn Henderson, Nebraska, Oregon Trail, Overland-Oregon Trail, Platte River, The Soldier's Free Homestead Association of Gibbon NE, UNK, UNK History Harvest 2015, Western Trails, Wooden Marker, WRC
Fort Kearney State Bank Promotional Material
Metal, red and gold colored miniature bank to promote the Fort Kearney State Bank of Kearney, Nebraska.
Fort Kearny Bullet
An old bullet found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort Kearny in Nebraska
Fort Kearny Infantry Uniform Button
An old war uniform button. It is very worn down, but looks like it depicts an eagle and a shield. Button was found by Merwyn Henderson.
Fort Kearny Military Buttons
Three military buttons depicting an eagle with a shield. Original record from 06/20/2015 wrote- (1) Army uniform button v. Waterburg (CT), (2) and (3) also. Numbers refer to each button. Buttons found by Merwyn Henderson.
Fort Niobrara Cavalry Button
Original cavalry button from Fort Niobrara found by Merwyn Henderson.
Glass Pieces from Fort Kearny
Several pieces of glass. Probably from a bottle judging by the shape. Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort Kearny in Nebraska
Highway 30 Looking East, Elm Creek, Postcard
Postcard with photograph of Highway 30 in Elm Creek, Nebraska by Solomon Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.
Hoof-Pick Handle with Partial Blade from Fort Kearny
19th Century Cavalry hoof-pick wooden handle with partial blade intact from Fort Kearny, Nebraska.