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Nebraska First Ladies Inaugural Ball Gowns
The wife of Nebraska's governor ("The First Lady") traditionally wears a special gown to the governor's inaugural ball, as represented by these five examples from the ...
Joseph D. Gilman Rifle
The plaque on this rifle reads: "This gun carried by Joseph D. Gilman, Falls City, Nebr. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861, Company E, 2nd Regiment Berdan's ...
Ruth Cox
This box belonged to Ruth Cox who was born a slave on December 18, 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. After escaping from slavery around the age of 21 she attended a ...
“Omaha Charley” Bristol Collection
Donation information indicates that this turtle bone necklace belonged to Young Spotted Tail, a son of the Brule Lakota Chief Spotted Tail. Young Spotted Tail was held ...
Nebraska’s Skies Inspire Batik Map
This batik map of Nebraska was created by Lincoln artist Lilian Ibser while employed by the federal government on the Public Works of Art Program (PWAP). The PWAP was a ...
Sheldon’s World War II Posters
Addison E. Sheldon, pictured here supervising the work of Society employees, was superintendent of the Nebraska State Historical Society from 1917 to 1943. He ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Water Tower in Perkins County
Today’s Throwback Thursday photograph takes us out west to Perkins County, Nebraska. Several men work on a Burlington and Missouri Railroad water tower in about 1910. ...
Otto Klima Photograph Collection
Otto Klima, 1916-2000, was a lifelong collector and contributor to the collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society. His gift of thousands of postcards and ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Camping in Style
Today’s Throwback Thursday photograph features a group camping in style. The family is enjoying their lunch around a wooden table covered with an oil cloth. The two ...
4th of July in Spalding, Nebraska
Are you ready for the 4th of July? The folks in today’s Throwback Thursday photograph certainly are prepared. A man and a large group of young girls ride in a new ...
One of Willa Cather’s Inspirations
We get a variety of objects that come in to the Ford Center for treatment. Most are from private clients, others come from museums and libraries, and some are from the ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Gone Fishing
Gone fishing! Three young boys fish the pond at Hanscom Park in Omaha in today’s Throwback Thursday photo. If the string of fish the youngest boy holds, the pint-sized ...
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