Nebraska railroads were much concerned with developing an adequate economy in the areas they served. The Burlington had a long history of promoting the welfare of its ...
World War I saw a rapid technological development of aircraft. The end of hostilities stimulated interest in the possible commercial uses of the airplane. Military ...
The Cornhusker, yearbook of the University of Nebraska, in 1918 was dedicated to "Nebraskans-Students, Alumni, Faculty-here and over there" who were serving in World War ...
This November 11th marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of "the war to end all wars."The armistice signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh ...
Dressed for a post-harvest dance, Lakotas pose at the Burlington depot in Alliance in the 1930s. NSHS RG2063-50-1
Note: the word Indian is used instead of Native ...
During American participation in World War I the U.S. Food Administration, under the direction of Herbert Hoover, launched a massive campaign to persuade Americans to ...
With one look at this helmet, you know it has a story to tell. Fortunately, it has a happy ending.
This helmet belonged to Dr. Charles H. Arnold. Arnold ...
Recently I’ve been working on the collection of posters and I have to say I’ve been really impressed with what we have. We have intriguing, sometimes frightening, and ...
Elliot School Victory Garden (All Photos)(RG2882.PH8-2) Do not adjust the color on your screen. These photographs really are blue. They are called cyanotypes and can be ...
A World War I poster featuring Gen. John J. Pershing. NSHS 13000-3565 (at left).
World War I did not produce a military hero who became President, but it did launch ...
The practice of Spiritualism primarily involved the communication with spirits or ghostly associations who have “gone over,” or died in the flesh. Claiming to be in ...
Housewives were urged to “can Vegetables Fruit & the Kaiser too” in this 1919 publication by the National War Garden Commission.
During American participation in ...