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 ...
Lincoln
What We Found
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 ...
Students and the Saloon
Although dating from the 1870s, the city of Lincoln’s preoccupation with the prohibition issue quickened in the first decade of the twentieth century. With the failure ...
Nebraska Cigars Once a Smoker’s Delight
Ross & Bryson Cigar Factory, Lincoln. NSHS RG2158-PH9-16 (above).
The photograph above, from the collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society, depicts ...
Nebraska’s Unlikely Landscapes
A rocky outcrop is covered with small round cacti. Wide dusty badlands look like a backdrop for a Wild West movie. High rocky bluffs make the landscape below look ...
The Unicameral’s Unwritten Rules
Policy-making has always been a delicate business with a lot of formal rules that must be followed. But as Nebraska State Senator Bill Avery explains in the Spring 2013 ...
Nebraska History: Bringing you fascinating state stories for 95 years!
Nebraska History's original 1918 banner (above).
The first known print reference to what is now known as the Nebraska History magazine appeared in The Dakota County ...
Scopes Wasn’t the First: Nebraska’s 1924 Anti-Evolution Trial
Nebraska had its own anti-evolution trial nearly seven months before the famous Scopes trial opened in Tennessee. “Darwin and Genesis fought out a battle in District ...
What have we been doing all year?
If you want the lowdown on what the Nebraska State Historical Society has accomplished in the past year, our Annual Report is now online.
By "past year" we mean the ...
The Santa Claus Survey, a Study in Child Psychology
Promotional button with picture of Santa Claus and slogan “Meet Me at Herpolsheimer’s,” a department store. NSHS 11571-32
In the fall of 1895 Frances E. Duncombe, a ...
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