Canning the Way to Victory
Housewives were urged to “can Vegetables Fruit & the Kaiser too” in this 1919 publication by the National War Garden Commission.
During American participation in ...
Lincoln
What We Found
A Lincoln Highway Radiator Emblem
11744-135 In Memory of Mary Hannah Hansen Lux and Clarence Burton Lux by the Gladys Marie Lux Museum Acquisition Endowment Established at the Nebraska State Historical ...
Carry Nation Debated Woman Suffrage in Seward
Carry A. Nation's anti-saloon activities in Nebraska in December 1901 and early 1902 took her not only to Lincoln and Omaha but to a number of smaller ...
That time Superman mixed up Omaha and Lincoln
Superman has been a lot of places, so when DC fans in Omaha were promised that he'd be visiting their city they were understandably excited. It's too bad he ended up ...
At Work, Five Miles a Day, On a Scooter, In a Pipe?
If you asked most Americans what “traveling the hard way” was, what sort of answers would you get? Biking? Walking? Swimming? At NSHS, we have discovered another method ...
Huff and Puff Not Enough to Destroy This Straw Building
Everyone has heard that necessity is the mother of invention. This is best exemplified in times of war, when the necessities of a country are tested to the maximum. ...
The Milkman’s Horse
This milk delivery wagon, photographed in Lincoln on April 6, 1942, is a mixture of old and new: rubber tires, a glassed-in compartment for the driver—and a horse for ...
Let Freedom Ring: The Liberty Bell in Nebraska
The Liberty Bell came to Lincoln in July 1915. Photo from private collection.
Besides serving as a popular attraction and patriotic symbol at the two world’s fairs ...
Why Are These Boys Laughing?
NSHS RG716-31-1 (above)
Frederick Blaine Humphrey, who photographed these laughing boys about 1915, was born in New York State in 1876, came to Lincoln with his ...
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, ...
More from the Corner Drugstore
We’re always pleased when readers can provide more information about the photos we post. In response to a recent post, “The Corner Drugstore, 1934,” we received this ...
The Dangers of Jazz Dancing
This cartoon appeared with the article in the Sunday Lincoln Journal and Star on August 12, 1934, illustrating Dr. Adler's advice
“Want to live longer? DON’T dance ...
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