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"I Am Looking For You"

Black and white postcard photograph of Sadie Austin and horse, a.k.a. Cherry County Cowgirl. Photo was taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. It is addressed to Miss Martin of Elm Creek, Nebraska.

Tags: 1900s, 1904, 1907, Cherry County, cowgirl, Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Early 20th Century, Elm Creek, horse, I am looking for you, Kearney, Nebraska, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015

Doan College and Kearney State Normal Thanksgiving Football, 1907

Black and white postcard of a football game between Doan Colage (sic) (probably Doane College of Nebraska) and Kearney State Normal School during Thanksgiving of 1907. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.

Tags: 1900s, 1907, college, Doane College, Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Early 20th Century, football, Kearney State Normal School, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, sports, university, UNK, UNK History Harvest 2015

Early Construction of 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.

Tags: 1890s, Boomtown, Central Avenue, Construction, Early Kearney Nebraska, Historic Downtown Kearney, Kearney, Kearney Development, Nebraska, Photograph Collection of Early Kearney Artifact Collection, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015

Early Downtown Kearney Nebraska Under Construction

Black and white photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio. Photo shows downtown Kearney, Nebraska under construction along Central Avenue and shows the location of S. D. Butcher & Son's studio.

Tags: 1890s, Boomtown, Central Avenue, Construction, downtown Kearney, Early Kearney Nebraska, Kearney, Kearney Development, Late 19th Century, Nebraska, Photograph Collection of Early Kearney Artifact Collection, S. D. Butcher & Son, S. D. Butcher & Son Studio, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015

Elephant Day Postcard

Black and white postcard of an elephant parade in Kearney, Nebraska. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.

Tags: 1910, Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Early 20th Century, Elephant, Elephant Day, Kearney, Nebraska, Parade, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015

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.

Tags: Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Elm Creek, Highway 30, Nebraska, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015

Kearney State Normal Series-Midnight

Kearney State Normal College Administration Building, apparently taken at Midnight

Tags: Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Kearney State College, Midnight, Photograph, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK, UNK History Harvest 2015

Nebraska Potatoes Postcard

Humorous postcard meant to illustrate how fertile Nebraska's farmland was. Photograph has been altered by Solomon D. Butcher in order to make the potatoes in the cart look gigantic.

Tags: 1900s, 1908, Don Dingman Artifact Collection, Early 20th Century, Farming, Kearney, Nebraska, Postcard, S. D. Butcher & Son, Solomon D. Butcher, UNK History Harvest 2015