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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What We Found
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 ...
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 ...
We can’t win all fights
The Clarinda, 2014, courtesy of Ruben Acosta.
It is a sad truth: not every historic building can be saved. This was made evident on July 1st as the Omaha City ...
Omaha Proclaims Lindbergh Day to Welcome Aviation Hero
Lindbergh and his plane in Omaha, August 30, 1927. NSHS RG3882.PH0-5-a
Following his historic trans-Atlantic flight in May of 1927, Charles Lindbergh made ...
Celebrating the Pilgrims, 1620-1920
Omaha’s tercentennial parade in 1920 included this float depicting the Pilgrims landing in the New World. RG2941-6-119
The 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ ...
Ann Lowe and the Intriguing Couture Tradition of Ak-Sar-Ben
How could such a prominent fashion designer remain so unknown to the public? Ann Lowe’s fairytale-like gowns appeared in magazines, at the Academy ...
Omaha’s “Tragedy of Winter Quarters” Monument
More than 600 Mormon pioneers died in their Nebraska encampment during the winters of 1846-47 and 1847-48. The camp, called Winter Quarters, is the site of a monument in ...
She Didn’t Know She Was a Statue
Lucy Vander Sterre’s face was used as a model for a prominent statue in Omaha. But she didn’t know the statue existed for more than 30 years. In the Fall 2014 issue of ...
Columbus Day and Nebraska’s Italian Heritage
Aerial view of Omaha’s Little Italy. NSHS RG 2341-470
Columbus Day, established to commemorate the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, ...
Dr. Peabody Fought Omaha Cholera Outbreak in 1867
Dr. James H. Peabody. From Alfred T. Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (Chicago, 1882)
Cholera, characterized by severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration, ...
Omaha Bankers Asked: Does Money Spread the Flu?
Interior of a bank by photographer John Nelson
Nebraska’s last great epidemic was the 1918 Flu epidemic, but the earlier flu pandemic of 1889-90 also affected the ...
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