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This 2004 limited-edition plate commemorated the Pioneer Zephyr, the diesel-powered streamline train that set the long-distance non-stop railroad record by running the 1015 miles from Denver to Chicago in 785 minutes on May 26, 1934. Across Nebraska…

A replica of the first Vista Dome car that Mr Moore boarded to return home after serving in the army in 1945. Eager to fulfill the public's expectation for post-war innovation, Burlington took the GM designers' idea to Aurora workshops to produce the…

This is a publicity shot for The Clovers, a popular jazz band who played the Dreamland Ballroom in 1954. Native Omahan, Preston Love, Sr.'s band played backup for The Clovers at the dance that night. For interviews and oral histories of this and…

An original, paper Baptism Certificate in German. Certificate has two dates: March 31, 1900 and possibly June (?) 4, 1900. Some of the information is handwritten in German, and indicates that the Baptism either took place or was recognized in…

A bi-lingual pamphlet celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of the founding of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bayard, Nebraska. It also contains a brief history of the Germans from Russia, focusing on the Volga area. In the back, there are a…

A Surveyor's Map of Kearney circa 1978. It was too large to be scanned, so it had to be photographed. It was brought into the Harvest by UNK's own Dr. Roger Davis.

Painted eggs used in Czech folk tradition. Two people would crack eggs together to see which would break and which would not. Now the eggs are used mostly for decoration. Dying was done using beeswax and dyes.

Kroj belonging to Robin Zak's mother. The Kroj is traditional Czech costume that is worn in festivals or as every day dress. This is the skirt and vest that make up the Kroj.. This Kroj was made by Robin Zak's grandmother.

Kroj belonging to Robin Zak's aunt. The Kroj is traditional Czech costume that is worn in festivals or as every day dress. This is the vest, skirt, and apron that make up the Kroj. This Kroj was made by Robin Zak's grandmother.

Printed on May 30, 1865 in Washington D. C. General Sherman gave out Special Field Orders, No 76 to all the men in his army as a commemoration of their wartime record. The document bears the badges of the Union Army Corps XII, XIV, XV, XVII, and XX.…