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The Delzell Family of Peru, Nebraska
William Newton Delzell, Dean of the Nebraska State Normal School at Peru, Nebraska, from 1921-1938.
William Newton Delzell (1868-1940) was Dean of the Nebraska ...
Wahoo in World War I: The Photographs of Arthur L. Anderson
World War I began in Europe with a chain of events arising from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. They were killed in Sarajevo on ...
Dividing Holt County
Holt County, with its 2,418 square miles of territory, is one of Nebraska’s largest counties. Its size caused many bitter fights over county ...
Through the Lens of Wallace Rhodes
Family portrait of John Wallace Rhodes (commonly called Wallace), his wife Rubina "Ruby" Rhodes, and their daughter Phyllis J. Rhodes [RG1900.PH3-7]
Phyllis Rhodes ...
Artistry in Butter
These statues, entitled Friends, by J. E. Wallace, were composed of lard. NSHS RG2158-15-1
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, butter art was ...
Moving the Nebraska State Penitentiary
The Nebraska State Penitentiary in 1901. NSHS RG2158-1210
“The romance about the contemplated removal of the state penitentiary from Lincoln to Kearney is becoming ...
Robert Louis Stevenson on the Plains of Nebraska
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best remembered for his romantic fiction, but he was also the author of colorful ...
Help us identify these World War I photos
The NSHS Library/Archives Reference Staff help researchers from all over Nebraska and the world answer countless history, genealogy and research questions every day. ...
William Jennings Bryan and the Russians
During his years in Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan welcomed many foreign visitors to the city and often entertained them at his home, Fairview. In 1907 ...
Variety of Enclosed Forts on the Northern Plains
Perhaps the most common question asked of staff at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, is “Where’s the fort?” Visitors who are only familiar with Hollywood depictions of forts are ...
Buy a Meal, Win a Car
Richi Ugai, the proprietor of the Palace Café and Hotel in North Platte, was an innovator when it came to advertising. In 1914, the June 26 issue of the North Platte ...
Feeding Us: The Story of Two Japanese Cafés
At the turn of the century the western railroad industry’s thirst for cheap labor dwindled, leaving thousands of unskilled Chinese and Japanese laborers without a means ...
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