Beating the Heat in the 1930s
The mid 1930s saw some of the hottest summer temperatures ever recorded in Nebraska. When Ruth Godfrey Donovan and her family moved to Lincoln in 1934, the Depression ...
Great Depression
What We Found
Burman, Ellis
Sculptor Ellis Luis Burman may be an unfamiliar name to most Nebraskans, but his sculptures remain well known to visitors of Lincoln parks. Born in 1902 in Toledo, Ohio, ...
Chautauqua in Scottsbluff
As a recreational and learning experience, Chautauqua had much to offer: operas, plays, famous speakers, and classes on art, religion, and music, to name just a few. The ...
Free Gardens for the Unemployed
These hard times aren’t the first hard times Nebraskans have faced. And it’s not the first time community gardens have helped people put food on the table. On March 4, ...
Nebraska’s New Deal Art
For those of you who were unable to make it to the Nebraska History Museum last year for the exhibit entitled, “For the People: Nebraska’s New Deal Art,” we have some ...
Beating the Heat in the 1930s
The mid-1930s saw some of the hottest summer temperatures ever recorded in Nebraska. When Ruth Godfrey Donovan and her family moved to Lincoln in 1934, the ...
Rev. Russel Taylor and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1920s Omaha.
Rev. Russel Taylor, Omaha Monitor, August 11, 1921.
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, where Taylor pastored, Omaha Moniter August 11, 1921
Various ...
Oh, the Irony
The designer of this 1930 advertising stationery didn’t know it yet, but the expression “Thriving Thirties” was not going to catch on. Printed by the Epsten ...
The Corner Drugstore, 1934
Good historical photos can give amazing glimpses into the daily lives of people in the past. This 1934 photo of Rasmussen Drugs in downtown Lincoln does exactly that, ...
…Talk About the Drought! President Roosevelt Visits Nebraska Panhandle
In an earlier post we we recalled the effects of the 1890s drought in Nebraska. Unfortunately, it would not be the last. In 1936, Nebraska farmers were facing similar ...
Historic Detail in Minden’s Depression-Era Art
In a previous post, we told you about Nebraska’s twelve post office murals, as presented in Robert Puschendorf’s new book Nebraska’s Post Office Murals: Born of the ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Nebraska’s Post Office Murals
Nebraska’s Post Office Murals Explores New Deal Legacy
Nebraska's Post Office Murals is now available at Amazon Prime.
Public art is among the most ...
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