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Throwback Thursday: Outdoor Picnic
It’s a Thanksgiving themed #throwback from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a black and white postcard from the early 1900s featuring a group of men, women, and children having a picnic. [NLCend]...
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Throwback Thursday: Stock Pens, South Omaha
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! Few industries say “Omaha” like the stockyards. The stockyards began in 1883 when Wyoming cattle baron, Alexander Swan, wanted a livestock market...
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Throwback Thursday: 1911 Basketball Team
Basketball season in Nebraska is underway and we’re celebrating with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This week, we have a black and white photograph featuring the 1911 basketball team at Nebraska...
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Throwback Thursday: James Wareham Streeter and Mary Anderson Streeter
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! The families of Bess Streeter Aldrich’s parents, James and Mary Streeter, were the inspiration for the characters in several of her fictional works....
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Throwback Thursday: Mitchell’s Bicentennial Celebration
It’s another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a 1 1/2″ x 1″ color acetate negative featuring a scene from Mitchell’s Bicentennial celebration hosted in 1976. This image is...
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Throwback Thursday: A. C. Hull’s Photograph Gallery
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! Featured in this week’s #throwback is A. C. Hull’s Photograph Gallery. A. C. Hull opened his Fremont studio in 1870 and continued work as a...
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Throwback Thursday: A.W. Clarke Grain & Ground Feed 1881 New Year’s postcard
It’s the first #ThrowbackThursday of the new year! This week, we have an 1881 New Year’s postcard sent by the A.W. Clarke Grain and Feed of Papillion, Nebraska. The card shows a grain elevator with a...
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Throwback Thursday: Nebraska Traction and Power Company Interurban Streetcar
It’s time for another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This black and white postcard from the early 1900s features an electric streetcar with reversible navigation controls. Nebraska...
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Throwback Thursday: Burwood Theatre in Omaha, Neb.
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a 14 x 9 cm color postcard featuring the exterior of the Burwood Theatre located at 1514 Harney Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The...
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