Certificate of Training Completion
Military Documents, the Vietnam War
Original Certificate of Training completion for Sgt. Jimmy Ray White of Kearney, Nebraska. The certificate was awarded to Jimmy after he completed the Aircrew Egress Systems Repair Technician Course at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Jimmy was father to Andy White, and he passed away in 2004, after extensive chemotherapy and a long illness related to Agent Orange Gas Poisoning.
United States Air Force
Jimmy Ray White
Andy White
United States Air Force
January 31, 1972
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
Andy and April White
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/aircrew-egress-systems/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base
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Paper Certificate
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
Honorable Discharge Certificate
Military Documents, the Vietnam War
Original Honorable Discharge Certificate for Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy was Andy (Andrew) White's father, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, and he served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jimmy passed away in 2004, after extensive chemotherapy and a long illness related to Agent Orange Gas Poisoning.
United States Air Force
Jimmy Ray White
Andy White
United States Air Force
December 19, 1968
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
Andy and April White
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge
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Paper Certificate
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Vietnam
Original Pamphlet for the Dedication of the First Presbyterian Church of Kearney, Nebraska
Early Kearney Nebraska Churches
Original pamphlet with detailed dedication services for the First Presbyterian Church building in 1922. The church still exists, but has moved out of its original building.
The First Presbyterian Church of Kearney
The First Presbyterian Church of Kearney
Democrat Print, Kearney, Nebr.
October 1, 1922
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://fpckearney.org/on-building-church/
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Pamphlet
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Book - 1733 Ranch
Historic Nebraska Farms and Ranches
Book of photographs of the 1733 Ranch located on the Lincoln Highway outside of Kearney, Nebraska. The ranch's name came from its location: it was 1,733 miles from San Francisco, California, and 1,733 miles from Boston, Massachusetts.
The 1733 Ranch
Russel F. Palmer
The 1733 Ranch
The 1733 Ranch
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/stories/1733barn.htm
http://www.blog-nebraskahistory.org/2015/06/1733-miles-from-where-kearney-nebraskas-1733-identity/
http://lincolnhighway.jameslin.name/history/part1.html
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Book
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Lincoln Highway
Elm Creek
Book - Pictorial Kearney Nebraska
Historic Kearney Nebraska Photographs
Booklet of historic photographs of Kearney, Nebraska. The booklet is a souvenir from the Midway Hotel that used to be located near downtown Kearney, Nebraska.
Midway Hotel
Midway Hotel
Midway Hotel
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.bchs.us/BTales_198709.html
http://www.bchs.us/BTales_198710.html
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Book
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Photograph of Early Nebraska Photographer
Early Nebraska Photographers
Black and white photograph of a man and woman in an interior room (probably a photography studio, according to the photograph's donor). It might be a photograph of photographer Alfred T. Anderson of Nebraska.
06/20/2015
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
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Photograph
English
Nebraska
Early Construction of Downtown Kearney, Nebraska
Historic Downtown Kearney, Nebraska
Black and white photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. Photo shows downtown Kearney, Nebraska under construction near (or possibly on) Central Avenue.
S. D. Butcher & Son
S. D. Butcher & Son
S. D. Butcher & Son
06/20/2015
c. 1890s
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://downtownkearney.com/photos/historic-preservation/
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.art.008
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Photograph
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Barnum & Bailey Parade Postcard
Historic Nebraska Postcards, Barnum & Bailey
Black and white postcard of a Barnum & Bailey parade in Kearney, Nebraska on Central Avenue. The parade shows men riding on elephants down Central Ave. The postcard is from F. M. Barney, an early resident of Elm Creek and early photographer, addressed to his father Mr. C. E. Barney.
Don Dingman
September 11, 1915
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
Don Dingman
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
Significant mention of F. M. Barney: http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42128484/
http://history.rays-place.com/ne/buffalo-elm-creek.htm
http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/barnumandbaileycircus.html
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Postcard
English
Elm Creek, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Postcard "A Millionaire in Disguise"
Historic Nebraska Postcards, Solomon D. Butcher Photographs
Black and white postcard, photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. It shows an older man sitting in front of a farm house with a bunch of farming equipment and miscellaneous objects. It is addressed to Mrs. Cleve Henderson of Kearney, Nebraska.
S. D. Butcher & Son
Don Dingman
S. D. Butcher & Son
S. D. Butcher & Son
1907
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
Don Dingman
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.art.008
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Postcard
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Fort Kearney State Bank Promotional Material
Bank Promotional Materials
Metal, red and gold colored miniature bank to promote the Fort Kearney State Bank of Kearney, Nebraska.
Fort Kearney State Bank
Don Dingman
Strongchart Co. of Chicago, Illinois
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Don Dingman
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.bchs.us/BTales_199411.htm
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Metal Bank
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Fort Kearney