Hand-drawn Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska Area
Hand-drawn Map from 19th Century Nebraska
Map of Thayer County and Belvidere, Nebraska from 1883. Framed and hand-drawn by Earl Philip Dill. Contains a numbered grid and included on map are trail markers (Oregon Trail), school, Government building, railroads, rivers/streams, etc. (see photograph). On the back is written:
Earl Philip Dill
1883= 7-25-78
Belvidere, NE
Thayer County
Earl Philip Dill
Barbara Beechner
Earl Philip Dill
06/20/2015
1883
7-25-78 (on back of map)
1910 (date written on front of map, center)
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Barbara Beechner
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8107/Thayer+County+1900/
http://nebraska.hometownlocator.com/ne/thayer/belvidere.cfm
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Hand-drawn map on paper with wooden frame
English
Belvidere, Nebraska
Thayer County, Nebraska
Leather Pouch - State Bank of Belvidere
Original leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere of Belvidere, Nebraska.
Promotional leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere in Nebraska. Text reads, "Start a Bank Account and Watch it Grow. Compliments of State Bank of Belvidere. Belvidere, Neb." Pouch also contained a 1952 American quarter.
State Bank of Belvidere Nebraska
Barbara Beechner
Barbara stated that the pouch likely belonged to her grandfather before her.
State Bank of Belvidere
06/20/2015
c. late 19th century
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Barbara Beechner (Artifact)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
The State Bank of Belvidere no longer exists, but this website contains some historical context for when it did:
https://books.google.com/books?id=jHgpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=state+bank+of+belvidere+nebraska+history&source=bl&ots=pHEU3L9LVX&sig=FBZwNXZWonuUFNuirtZ9dISPDWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMIu4iep9ycyAIVwgaSCh2mzwMl#v=onepage&q=state%20bank%20of%20belvidere%20nebraska%20history&f=false
History Harvest
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Leather with stamped ink
English
Belvidere, Nebraska
Thayer County, Nebraska
Trippensee Planetarium
Rotating Planetarium originally used for educational purposes.
This Trippensee Planetarium c. 1900 was created and originally used for educational purposes in a classroom setting. It had possibly been found by John Spahr in a schoolhouse near Shelton, Nebraska. The object is made of various materials, and still functions properly. The Smithsonian website for the National Museum of American History notes: The Laing Co., of Detroit, Mi., manufactured planetariums based on the patent (#578,108) issued to Alexander Laing in 1897. Frank Trippensee (a Laing employee) and his brothers bought the firm in 1905, and turned the simple string and pulley instrument into one that used a chain drive and gears. That form—for which Frank Trippenssee received patents in the United States (#881,875) and Canada in 1908—proved remarkably successful and remains in production to this day.
It still has the original wooden box that it is stored in (see photographs).
Trippensee Mfg. Co. near Detroit, Michigan
Sear Family
06/20/2015
c. 1900
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Sear Family
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1184559
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/17/rapid-city-sd/appraisals/trippensee-planetarium-ca-1900--201203A43
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Rotating Planetarium
English
Kearney, Nebraska
Shelton, Nebraska
Detroit, Michigan
P. & J. Arnold Brown Stoneware Ink-Ware Bottle Piece circa 1850-1861, Dobytown, Nebraska
19th Century Brown Stoneware piece, Inkware Bottle
Piece of brown stoneware found at the Dobytown, Nebraska site in 1989. Words present on the pipe are "derby" (top) and "& J. Arnold, London (bottom). Vessel most likely held ink. (See SAR story via link)
Vitreous Stone Bottles—J. Bourne & Son—Patentees—Denby & Codnor Park Pottery—Near Derby—P. & J. Arnold, London
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
1850-1861
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Don Dingman
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://www.sar.org/News/Artifact-Unearthed-Site-New-Museum-Construction
National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (Full Documentation and Photo Archive of Complete Object)
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Brown Stoneware
English
Dobytown, Nebraska
London, England
P & J Arnold Brown Derby Pottery Vitreous Stone Bottle
19th Century Brown Stoneware piece, Inkware Bottle
Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should read:
Vitreous Stone Bottles
J. Bourne & Son
Patentees
Denby Pottery
Near Derby
P & J Arnold
London
England
Vitreous Stone Bottles—J. Bourne & Son—Patentees—Denby & Codnor Park Pottery—Near Derby—P. & J. Arnold, London
Barbara Beechner
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Barbara Beechner
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://www.sar.org/News/Artifact-Unearthed-Site-New-Museum-Construction
National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (Full Documentation and Photo Archive of Complete Object)
History Harvest
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Brown Stoneware
English
Dobytown, Nebraska
London, England
Dobytown, Nebraska Screw Thread Eye
Building Materials
Late 19th Century screw thread eye from Dobytown, Nebraska historic site
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
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Dobytown, Nebraska
Dobytown, Nebraska Bullet Casing w. Rim-fire
19th Century Bullet Casing
19th Century Bullet casing with rim-fire from Dobytown, Nebraska
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
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Dobytown, Nebraska
Dobytown, Nebraska Metal Spoon or Fork Handle
19th Century Metal Spoon or Fork Handle
Piece of nineteenth century metal spoon or fork handle found at Dobytown, Nebraska historic site in 1989.
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
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Dobytown, Nebraska
Fort Kearny Cannonball Collection
19th Century Cannonballs or Artillery Ammunition
19th Century Cannonballs or Field Artillery Ammunition found at Fort Kearny, Nebraska
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
1848-1871
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
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Ft. Kearny, Nebraska
Fort Kearny Ox-shoes and Horseshoe Collection
Ox-shoes and Horseshoe
19th Century ox-shoes and single horseshoe from historic Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
Don Dingman
Merwyn Henderson (1989)
6/20/15
1848-1871
Robert Roy Foresman
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
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Fort Kearny, Nebraska