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Throwback Thursday: Flag Print Clothing
We’re celebrating the 4th of July early with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white postcard of a man and woman wearing flag print clothing was created by John Nelson. It is published...
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Throwback Thursday: Ammunition Storage
It’s another #throwback from Nebraska Memories! This 7″ x 3-7/8″ black and white photograph shows ammunition dump, D-101, at the Sioux Army Depot. The Sioux Army Depot was established March 23, 1942...
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Throwback Thursday: Edwin Lyndon
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! We’ve got a cute #throwback for you this week. Check out this portrait of Edwin Lyndon “Ned” May, Jr. This image is part of the Boston Studio Project...
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Throwback Thursday: Students Playing Baseball
Sports are making a comeback and we’re celebrating with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white photograph is published and owned by the Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library at Union...
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Throwback Thursday: Automobile Testing Station
It’s another #throwback from Nebraska Memories! This 8″x10″ black and white photograph from 1937 was taken in Omaha, Nebraska. It is part of the William Wentworth Collection at the Durham Museum. That...
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Throwback Thursday: Children Looking at Picture Books
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This image of Nebraska history is published and owned by the Nebraska Library Commission. The collection includes material on the history of libraries...
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Throwback Thursday: Florence Elementary School
It’s back to school with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This 6 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ black and white photograph shows the interior of the first grade classroom at Florence Elementary School in 1920. The...
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Throwback Thursday: Adult Baptism
Check out this week’s #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This early 1900 image shows Rev. Primrose baptizing a man in the Cedar River. The surrounding congregation belongs to the Cedar Valley...
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Throwback Thursday: Toadstool Park
Greetings from Toadstool Park! This week’s #throwback features Toadstool Park. This unusual rock formations can be found 16 miles north of Crawford, Nebraska. This image is owned by the Crawford...
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Throwback Thursday: Boy Scout
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This image from 1941, shows Pete Williams sitting in the woods next to a fire. Pete Williams was a member of Boy Scout Troop 212 in Crawford, Nebraska....
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Throwback Thursday: Fairmont Army Air Field
It’s another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This black and white photograph shows a couple hangars, brick buildings and concrete paving on the Fairmont Army Airfield base. After the...
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Throwback Thursday: Engine Number 1945, C.B.&Q. Railroad
We’re chugging our way back to 1900 with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad engine #1945 in Crawford, Nebraska. It served as the pusher...
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Throwback Thursday: Crawford Fire Department 1910
Happy #ThrowbackThursday! Check out this group photo of the 1910-1911 Crawford Fire Department. This 5″x8″ black and white photograph is owned by the Crawford Historical Society and Museum. In...
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Throwback Thursday: Ben Reifel Playing a Courting Flute
It’s another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This image from the 1920s shows Ben Reifel sitting in a field, playing a courting flute at the Rosebud Reservation. Ben Reifel was a Congressman...
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Throwback Thursday: Theodore Roosevelt visiting Nebraska
We’re back with another #ThrowbackThursday! This postcard from 1912 shows a large crowd gathered at the train station in Holdrege, Nebraska. Theodore Roosevelt stands on the platform at the back of...
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Throwback Thursday: Entrance Hall at The Elms
For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday, we’re taking a peek inside the home of Ray Julius Nye. This 7″x7″ photograph shows the interior of the entrance hall at The Elms. Located at 1643 North Nye Avenue...
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Throwback Thursday: University of Nebraska Football Team in 1894
Husker football is back and we are celebrating with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! The University of Nebraska first played football in 1890. Four years later, in 1894, the team won the conference...
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Throwback Thursday: Baseball Game
The World Series may be over, but we’re not ready for baseball to end. This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is going way back to an early 1900s baseball game. This image was created by John Nelson and is...
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Throwback Thursday: Chief Red Cloud and Friends
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! Seated in front are Chief Red Cloud and Battiste “Little Bat” Garnier. Standing behind them are Jack Red Cloud, the son of Chief Red Cloud; and Knife....
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Throwback Thursday: Lieutenant M.J. Coulter Bomber Crew Group
We’re honoring Nebraska Veterans with today’s #ThrowbackThursday! This week’s #throwback features an 8″x10″ glass plate negative of Lieutenant M.J. Coulter and bomber crew. This photo was taken in...
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