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Tag Archives: Sarpy County Historical Museum
Throwback Thursday: Abandoned Building, Formerly Housing Living Quarters of Moses Merrill Mission
It’s a spooky scary #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph of interior of abandoned building which formerly housed the living quarters of the Moses and Eliza Merrill built in the 1800s. Structure is made of squared logs and shows chinking on left wall. A stone fireplace and wooden cabinet are pictured.
This image is published and owned by the Sarpy County Historical Museum, located in Bellevue, Nebraska. They have a mission to preserve, collect, display, and document objects and records related to the history of Sarpy County.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.
Throwback Thursday: Papillion Situated on Secs.
Take a look at this #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight is a Plat of Papillion, Nebraska showing original town and South Papillion with adjoining subdivisions. Beadle’s First Addition, Beadle’s Second Addition, Beadle’s Subdivision, Hoffman’s Addition, Parson’s Subdivision, 1st Addition To South Papillion, Pikes Addition. Shows Union Pacific railroad and depot. Page 80 from Plat book of Douglas & Sarpy county. Published by National Publishing Company.
This image is published and owned by the Sarpy County Historical Museum, located in Bellevue, Nebraska. They have a mission to preserve, collect, display, and document objects and records related to the history of Sarpy County.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.
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Throwback Thursday: Banking House of A.W. Clarke 1909 Calendar Plate
It’s a #ThrowbackThursday leap year!
While 1909 was not a leap year, this calendar plate was likely created in the year prior 1908 which was a leap year. This decorative plate was given to customers of the Banking House of A.W. Clarke, which was the first bank in Papillion, Nebraska. The printing at the bottom of the plate reads “Compliments of Banking House of A.W. Clarke; Papillion, Nebr.”
This image is published and owned by the Sarpy County Historical Museum, located in Bellevue, Nebraska. They have a mission to preserve, collect, display, and document objects and records related to the history of Sarpy County.
See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!
The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.
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 Traction and Power Company began the streetcar service between Papillion and Omaha, Nebraska, in 1911.
This image is published and owned by the Sarpy County Historical Museum. The Sarpy County Historical Museum is located in Bellevue and has the mission of collecting, preserving, and displaying objects and documentary records related to Sarpy County.
Check out all the collections on the Nebraska Memories archive.
The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.
