The Fort McPherson National Cemetery
Photographer Solomon D. Butcher’s view of Memorial Day at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in 1911. NSHS RG2608-2926-b (right).
The approach of Memorial Day calls to ...
Solomon Butcher
What We Found
Sargent and The Times
James E. McCray of Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska. NSHS RG2608-768 (at left).
The at left photograph of James E. McCray, seated in front of a newspaper office in ...
John T. Bell’s Shorthand in the Courtroom
Historian John T. Bell was also one of Nebraska’s earliest court stenographers. NSHS RG2411-384-a
Before the invention of recording and dictation machines, ...
Beauty at the Keyboard
Solomon D. Butcher’s photograph depicted C. W. Roush, principal of the Broken Bow Business College, and his stenographer, Mable Holcomb, both with typewriters. NSHS ...
Timeline Tuesday: Cherry Picking at the Watson Ranch
Solomon D. Butcher depicted a crowd picking cherries on the Watson Ranch in 1908. NSHS RG2608-2289
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson ...
1901 Kearney Street Fair
The Nebraska History Museum currently has an exhibit featuring the work of Solomon Butcher, open until June 1, 2020. Visit the museum and see some of Butcher's most ...
Bedbugs
The current resurgence of bedbugs in the United States has brought the little pests once again into the limelight after decades of obscurity. Our pioneer ancestors, ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Growing Celery in the Platte Valley
The family of William Kelley pose among the rows of their celery field. The Keller’s farm was located six miles west of Kearney on an island in the Platte River. ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Pumpkins on the Prairie
The Garness family pose in front of their sod home in Custer County for Nebraska photographer Solomon D. Butcher in 1887. Next to the family is a big pile of large ...
Sheep Ranch Photographs
These photographs provide an outstanding documentary record of ranching in northwestern Nebraska and eastern Wyoming at the end of the nineteenth century. In addition to ...
Cornhuskers in Demand
Cornhusking was once an annual autumn activity on many Nebraska farms. Before the advent of the mechanical corn picker, the corn crop was harvested by hand and "shucked" ...
Throwback Thursday Photograph, Jubilee Singers
In 1909, Lexington Business College hosted the legendary Fisk Jubilee Singers. The occasion was recorded by Solomon Butcher.
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