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Throwback Thursday: Brainard Fire Truck
Check out the first fire truck to make its way to Brainard, Nebraska! The first fire-fighting equipment to arrive in Brainard was a hose cart that was purchased in 1889. At that time, there were no...
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Throwback Thursday: Dance Class
Dancing our way towards the weekend with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white photograph from the early 1900s is provided and owned by Wayne State College. In a continuing effort to...
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Throwback Thursday: Halloween Party
Happy Halloween from Nebraska Memories! This week’s #ThrowbackThursday features a 9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ black and white photograph of a Halloween party for the Nebraska Children’s Home Society in 1951. The...
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Throwback Thursday: Student Army Training Corps
We honor Nebraska Veterans with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white photograph shows eight members of the Student Army Training Corps. The SATC was approved by the War Department in...
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Throwback Thursday: Bridge to Omaha
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This black and white photograph from the 1890s shows an unidentified bridge, thought to be looking west over the Missouri River toward Omaha from Iowa....
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Throwback Thursday: Magee’s
Check out this #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week’s #throwback features the Magee’s building on O Street in Lincoln back in the 1930s. This three-story building still stands today...
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Throwback Thursday: Dinner Time
Happy Thanksgiving from NLC! We’re celebrating the holiday with a #ThrowbackThursday! We’re headed back to the 1950s with today’s #throwback. This image shows several women preparing food in the...
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Throwback Thursday: Christmas Wish
We’re getting into the Christmas spirit with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! The young girl in this photo was a resident at the Nebraska Children’s Home Society. Her wish was for a family before...
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Throwback Thursday: Immanuel Children’s Home at Christmas
It’s time for another Christmas themed #throwback! This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is a black and white photograph that was taken during the Christmas season at the Immanuel Deaconess Institute’s...
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Throwback Thursday: “A Christmas Carol”
Christmas is right around the corner and we thought this photograph was perfect for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! The Omaha Community Playhouse put on its first production of Charles Dickens’ “A...
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Throwback Thursday: Omaha Community Playhouse
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week’s #throwback features an 8.5″ x 11″ black and white glossy photograph of the east side of the Omaha Community Playhouse in 1976. From 1928...
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Throwback Thursday: Breakneck Hill
It’s the first #ThrowbackThursday of the new year! Southeast of Crawford, Nebraska, a dirt road snakes its way down a steep and rugged hill called Breakneck Hill. The rural road this hill is located...
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Throwback Thursday: Len Franklin
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week’s #throwback is an 8″x10″ glass plate negative from the Townsend Studio collection on the Nebraska Memories archive. Townsend Studio has been...
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Throwback Thursday: Charles B. Washington
For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday, Nebraska Memories celebrates Nebraska’s own civil rights activist, Charles B. Washington. From Omaha, Nebraska, Charles B. Washington was a journalist, mentor, and...
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Throwback Thursday: Ezra Meeker at Chimney Rock
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This early 1900’s postcard shows Ezra Meeker standing in front of an oxen-drawn wagon with Chimney Rock in the background. In 1852, Ezra Meeker...
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Throwback Thursday: Aerial View of Omaha
Take a look at this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white lantern slide shows an aerial view of Omaha, Nebraska, taken from the Omaha National Bank building, located on the corner of 17th...
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Throwback Thursday: Stratospheric Balloon Crash
Happy #Throwback Thursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a 10″x8″ black and white photograph of a stratospheric balloon crash. The crash happened fifteen miles northwest of Holdrege,...
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Throwback Thursday: Queen of the College World Series
It’s another #Throwback from Nebraska Memories! This black and white photograph shows Dorothy Gredstrom being crowned the School of Nursing Seniors Queen of the College World Series in June of 1959....
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Throwback Thursday: Brewery
It’s a brew-tiful day for a #throwback! This 8″x10″ black and white acetate negative was created by William Wentworth. It is published and owned by the Durham Museum. The William Wentworth collection...
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Throwback Thursday: Baton Twirlers
All smiles for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This 3-5/8″ x 4-3/4″ black and white acetate negative shows five baton twirlers leading a parade in Columbus, Nebraska in 1939. This image is published...
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