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Tag Archives: Nebraska State Historical Society
Throwback Thursday: Couple and Baby Sitting by River
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.
Throwback Thursday: Christmas Tree
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.
Throwback Thursday: People on Horseback Near River
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.
Throwback Thursday: Grandmother and Granddaughter
Happy Native American Heritage Month #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a black and white photograph featuring two Sioux Indian women sitting by a fire outside a tipi. They are dressed in animal hide outfits, and the younger woman has a headband around her head. A pot is suspended over the fire, and a kettle rests on the ground near the fire. The older woman is poking at the fire with a stick. The photograph was taken at the Rosebud Reservation in the 1890’s by John Anderson.
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.
Throwback Thursday: Snap-shots of Spalding
Happy #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight is six black and white photographs on a postcard of Spalding, Nebraska. The pictures show houses, stores, and streets in Spalding. Information printed on item: 156, Snap-Shots of Spalding.
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.
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: Interior of Church and Altar in Greeley Centre, Nebraska
A stereoscopic #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight is a black and white stereoscopic photograph of the interior of possibly a Catholic church and altar in Greeley Centre, Nebraska. Pillars holding up the arches stand between the wooden pews. The altar is very ornate with religious statues. There is information printed on the edges of the photo: John Nelson, Commercial Photographer, Ericson, Neb. U.S.A. It was taken around 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.
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: Studio Portrait of a Woman with a Book
What are you reading this #ThrowbackThursday?
This week’s highlight is a black and white photograph on a postcard of a woman posing with a open book. She is wearing fancy clothing, eyeglasses, a bracelet, and rings on her fingers. It was taken around 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.
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.
