It’s summer, farmers are working hard, and crops and animals are growing. If you are interested in seeing farm life from a century or so ago, check out
Nebras
ka Memories, a database containing historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials.
Browse and Search provide different ways to find images in Nebraska Memories. On the
Browse page, under “
Browse by Topics” is a link to a sample of “
Farming” images. If you want to see more images like the one you are looking at, click one of the subject headings from the item description.
For example, you could click “Tractors” in this item record to find more
images with tractors in the
Nebraska State Historical Society collection.
To find images of tractors in one or more of the collections, go to “
Search” and type in the tractors. The search capability also provides the option to search in specific fields, so you can combine searches, such as title and description, or you can limit by date. If you wish, the search can also be limited by collection.
So pick your favorite topic, dig into Nebraska Memories, and harvest information for your personal or educational adventures into Nebraska history.
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/participation.aspx for more information, or contact
Beth Goble, Government Information Services Director, or
Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
ka Memories, a database containing historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials.
Browse and Search provide different ways to find images in Nebraska Memories. On the Browse page, under “Browse by Topics” is a link to a sample of “Farming” images. If you want to see more images like the one you are looking at, click one of the subject headings from the item description.
For example, you could click “Tractors” in this item record to find more images with tractors in the Nebraska State Historical Society collection.
To find images of tractors in one or more of the collections, go to “Search” and type in the tractors. The search capability also provides the option to search in specific fields, so you can combine searches, such as title and description, or you can limit by date. If you wish, the search can also be limited by collection.
So pick your favorite topic, dig into Nebraska Memories, and harvest information for your personal or educational adventures into Nebraska history.
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/participation.aspx for more information, or contact Beth Goble, Government Information Services Director, or Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director. 
