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These are photographs and newspaper photos featuring various aspects of Kearney, Nebraska.

A booklet of sheet music from the Kearney Normal School. The song is a March titled "Spirit of K.S.N."

These clippings discuss the significance the Blue Mills Co. and water power in Nebraska history.

A post card with the historic Midway Hotel and Kearney, Nebraska's Soldiers' Monument. The Midway Hotel depicted on this postcard was once the pride of Kearney. It was quite possibly the most ornate building in the town before it burned down and was…

Group of letters and newspaper clippings from the Kearney Hub newspaper. This collection was contributed at the University of Kearney spring 2014 History Harvest.

This handwritten letter was sent from Lieutenant Chase E. Dibble to Captain James P.V. Niell at Fort Kearney, Nebraska on October 17th, 1866 regarding receipts for Quarter Master's property. The letter predates Nebraska's statehood, and was…

A postcard containing two artistic renderings of Kearney, Nebraska's Central Avenue. Central Avenue has long been a center of economic activity in Kearney. It's location near the railroad has made it a community hub since the town's earliest days.…

This is a postcard depicting Kearney, Nebraska's original U.S. Post Office building. Erected in 1910, this building has since become the Museum of Nebraska Arts.

A collection of 15-20 postcards that depict historic Kearney, Nebraska. Most of the photographs depicted are from 1905-1920 with some from 1950s Kearney. This collection was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Kearney spring 2014 History…

This postcard contains artistic renderings of two Kearney, Nebraska hospitals. The top picture is East Sun, the state tuberculosis hospital. Today it has been remodeled and assimilated into the UNK campus. The lower image depicts Good Samaritan…