No More Ten-cent Shaves
This photograph of two barbers and their shop is from the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Dundy County Collection. NSHS RG3907-1-5
The idea of a man shaving ...
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Muddy Nebraska
Stuck in the mud near Bancroft, Nebraska. NSHS RG3334-1-56
It’s small consolation if you ever get stuck in the mud, but the fact is Nebraska has come a ...
Nebraska Photographers in Convention
Members of the Nebraska Photographers Association in Lincoln Park on May 14, 1903. NSHS RG2158-549
"Lincoln today and for several days will be in the hands of the ...
Treasures from the Nebraska History Museum in Nebraska History News
George Churley with Stumpy and Deputy Duke, two of the original Cartoon Corral puppets.
Not too long ago, we featured “Treasures from Nebraska Museums” in ...
The Military Buildup to Wounded Knee
More than five thousand U.S. Army officers and soldiers were mobilized in the weeks leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre. The troops – sent to subdue “hostile” ...
Try These Substitutes for Brandy
This undated photograph depicted William Young’s saloon in Omaha. NSHS RG2341-1266
Readers of The Nebraska Issue (Lincoln), official organ of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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