Politics Makes for Strange Campaign Memorabilia
As the saying goes, politics makes for strange bedfellows. Although in the case of these items developed for Nebraska political candidates, it might be more accurate to ...
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Wildcat Notes
The first Nebraska banks were created by the territorial legislature in 1855.
They were authorized to issue bank notes as money without any underlying assets. These ...
Nebraska’s Perfectly Peculiar People
Each state has its share of wonderfully wacky, unique, and downright fabulous people. Here are a few of ours.
Miles Maryott
Miles Maryott, born in Burt County ...
Behemoth Baby of Beaver City
Mary Chambers of Beaver City, said to be the world's largest baby, weighed a hundred pounds when she was two years old.
Mary's remarkable proportions (as well as the ...
Silly Structures or Artful Architecture?
Can you tell what this building is supposed to be?
A strange alien, a bizarre monster? It is a restaurant shaped like a mug (or at least it's supposed to look that ...
Sonja Henie’s Cold, Cold Heart
In 1941 ice skater and movie star Sonja Henie performed in Omaha. Her agent asked Nebraskan Barney Oldfield to help publicize the show. Oldfield decided to ...
Strange, but True?
These articles were featured in newpapers across Nebraska. Are they true? You be the judge.
"Drunken Baboon Plays Nick. Attacks Actors and Stage Hands and ...
Nebraska Ship Sails on a Sea of Grass
"Wind ship wagon now used for traveling over the prairies - from a sketch by our correspondent," (Source: Leslie's, NSHS RG1576.PH2)
This illustration ...
Hogzilla of Nebraska
Dazzler, a Poland China from Leigh, Nebraska, held the unofficial title of World's Largest Hog in 1928.
As a piglet, Dazzler ate normally but started to grow very ...
Andy, the Footless Goose
In the late 1980s a gosling was born in Harvard, Nebraska. Although this is a relatively common occurrence, this little hatchling was different, as he was born with ...
Carhenge
In the summer of 1987 Jim Reinders, with the help of family members, built a replica of Stonehenge just north of Alliance along Highway 87. Carhenge consists of ...
Pioneer Zephyr’s Giant Knife
Giant knife, used to cut cake celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Pioneer Zephyr, Lincoln, 1944. (Source: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, ...
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