Tag Archives: Nebraska State Historical Society

Sit back and enjoy the music this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of musicians on a stage taken around 1907-1917. They include two women and four men with three of the men holding their stringed instruments. The photograph has been cut in the shape of a violin.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Reporting to headquarters this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white stereoscopic photograph of a Renaissance Revival-style house on the A.T. “Headquarters” Ranch in Wheeler County, Nebraska. The house, a two-story concrete block structure, has a hipped roof with flared eaves, gabled pedimented dormer windows at the attic level, a porch running the front length of the house, and two large corbelled brick chimneys extending from the roof. Information printed on item: John Nelson, Photographer, Ericson, Nebr. U.S.A.

According the the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, the concrete blocks for the house, built in 1906, were made on site. Because it was centrally-located on the 40,000+ acre ranch and was used as a post office 1908-1909, the house became known as “The Headquarters.” The name Headquarters later “was also used in reference to the A.T. Ranch.” Owned by the Allerton-Thompson Cattle Company, the ranch provided cattle for the stockyards owned by Samuel W. Allerton, a millionaire from Chicago. Allerton’s nephews, A.C. and Charles Thompson, who managed the ranch, built the house. The ranch acreage was sold off in 1916-1917.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

It’s a full barnyarn this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph dated around 1907-1917 on a postcard of a man and woman standing outside a wood frame building. There are also a number of pigs, a few chickens, and four horses.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

We’re going round and around this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph dated around 1907-1917 on a postcard of a horse pulled merry-go-round with people sitting on it. The merry-go-round is a round flat wooden surface with secured benches for people to sit on. A horse in the center pulls the ride into motion. More people are standing around the ride.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Checking out #ThrowbackThursday?

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of the inside of a store. On the left are greeting card displays and on the right are glass cases filled with miscellaneous merchandise for sale.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

It’s time for March Madness #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of six basketball players in their uniforms. They facing to the left in a line and the first player in line holds a basketball. At the left side stands a man in a suit who is probably their coach.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Hay there #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a colorized photograph on a postcard of men cutting hay with horse-drawn machinery including a wooden-frame hay stacker. The photograph was taken by John Nelson between 1907-1917.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Love is in the air this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of a couple and a baby sitting by a river. The man is sitting on the ground holding the baby while the woman is stands facing him.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Gather around the Christmas tree for this holiday #ThrowbackThursday!

Merry Christmas! This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of a decorated Christmas tree taken around 1907-1917 by John Nelson. The tree has two doll carriages and a toy car under it and is in a living room with a carpet, electric lamps hanging from the ceiling and is standing in front of a window with closed curtains.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.

Lets go for a ride this #ThrowbackThursday.

This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of a man and a child each on horseback next to a river with snow on the ground, taken around 1907-1917 by John Nelson. The child is riding bareback and a dog stands behind the horses.

This image is owned and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. They digitized content from the John Nelson and the J. A. Anderson collection. John Nelson came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of seventeen from Sweden. His photographs tell the story of small town life in Nebraska during the first decades of the twentieth century. John A. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents and settled in Cherry County. He worked as a civilian photographer for the army at Fort Niobrara (Nebraska) and later worked as a clerk at the Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota) trading post.

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.