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
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Belvidere, Nebraska
Thayer County, Nebraska