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Tag Archives: Rising City Community Library
Throwback Thursday: Samuel W. Rising and Polly Rising
We’re looking back on family #ThrowbackThursday!
This week’s highlight is a 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ black and white photograph that is a composite of two portraits, one of a man and one of a woman. The man wears a white shirt and a dark coat; he has a long bushy beard. The woman wears a blouse with a bow at the neck and a dark jacket; she also wears eyeglasses and a hat. The two portraits are oval shaped, surrounded by a white borders. At the bottom of the photograph, “Grandfather Samuel W. Rising” and “Grandmother Polly Rising” is written.
This image is owned and published by the Rising City Community Library. The collection of photographs are currently displayed at the library. These images include photographs of businesses on Main Street, the depot, church, post office, a major fire, and portraits of the Rising family.
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: Arlington Hotel
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories!
This week, we have a 5″ x 3 1/” black and white photograph featuring the Arlington Hotel in Rising City, Nebraska. This hotel stood at the northwest corner of Main Street, north of the railroad tracks. It was razed in 1918. The Morgan Garage was built in its place.
This week’s image is published and owned by Rising City Community Library. Images in this collection include photographs of businesses on Main Street, the depot, church , post office, and portraits of the Rising family.
Check out this collection and 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: Aftermath of Fire in Rising City
It’s time for another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories!
This week’s 5″ x 3 1/2″ black and white photo shows the aftermath of the first major fire in Rising City, which happened on July 8, 1892. It occurred north of the railroad tracks on the east side of Main Street. Businesses such as F.M. Ross’s drug store, a brick hall, Mollie Newcomer’s millinery store, and Mrs. Gates’s furniture store were destroyed along with others. The town’s churches still stand in the background of this image.
This week’s #throwback is published and owned by the Rising City Community Library. The collection of photographs are currently displayed at the library. These images include photographs of businesses, portraits of the Rising family, and the major fire that took place.
Check out this collection and more on the Nebraska Memories archive.
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. 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.
