Capitol Images

There have been three state capitol buildings in Lincoln. The latest one, designed by Bertram G. Goodhue, took about ten years and $9.8 million to build. A photograph of a model of this third building can be found in Nebraska Memories (Thompson, Alva C., Nebraska State Capitol Building, model, Townsend Studio collection, 1925). If you are traveling to Lincoln for NLA’s Legislative Day later this week, take a look at the image and compare it to the completed version. Do you notice any differences? All three capitol buildings have been popular backdrops for photographs over the years. Check out more images of the state capitol buildings as well as some past governors and state senators in Nebraska Memories. Visit Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials. Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories 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/ for more information, or contact Beth Goble, Government Information Services Director, or Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.