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Veterans Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska

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This is an artist’s rendition of the Omaha, Nebraska Veterans Hospital as it looked shortly after construction.

“ShiniColor” by Colourpicture., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.


There is no description on the back of this card. The legend states simply:
Veterans Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska.
–The facility still exists and provides 100 acute care beds for Veterans as well as outpatient treatment facilities.
This card was used and is dated 13 June 1955.

Tower Lodge Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska

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This image shows the Tower Lodge Motel, which had a rare combination motel design, with the older cabin style in the center and long single building rooms on either side. It was located in Holdrege, Nebraska.

Card by Al Achterberg, Nelson Studios, Holdredge, Nebr.


The description states:
TOWER LODGE MOTEL
U. S. 6-34 West – Holdrege, Nebr.
Phone 995-4488
40 Modern Units individually heated and air conditioned. room Phones and TV. Shaded Grounds. Play Area. Fine Restaurant nearby.
–This establishment appears to have been recently demolished, as there are a few listings for it but the site is an empty lot.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

Pony Express Station, Gothenburg, Nebraska

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This image shows an original cabin of the Pony Express system, which was initiated in 1860 and operated for only 19 months before being discontinued when the transcontinental telegraph was completed.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Photo-Cote”


There is no description on the back of the card. The legend on the front states:
The Original Pony Express Station, and an Old “Fire Engine”, Gothenburg, Nebraska.
–The Pony Express became legendary, but was never a financial success, losing $200,000 during its time of operation.
This postcard was used and is dated 3 June 1955.

Ace Motel, Central City, Nebraska

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This image shows the Ace Motel, another typical second-generation motel, built in a single long structure with adjacent rooms, much like and apartment block might be. This example was located in Central City, Nebraska.
There is no description on the back of this card, as it is a photograph converted to a post card to promote the establishment and as a memento.
There are other examples of this location on post cards, and this one has a automobile parked almost out of sight behind the mail box, which indicates this card dates from the 1950s.
 

Emery Motel, Ogallala, Nebraska

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This image shows an early motel type common along the highways of the United States in the mid-20th Century. This one was in Ogalalla, Nebraska.

PIcto Cards, Kaeser and Blair, Cincinnati, Ohio


The description states:
We Enjoyed A Good Nite’s Rest at THE EMERY MOTEL. Home of the Second Largest Earthen Dam in the World.
— Wonderful Fishing —
Home and Clora Emery, Mgrs.
Ogallala, Nebr.
(Spelling and capitalization is in the original)
–The dam referenced in the description is the Kingsley Dam, which is located a short distance north of Ogallala. The dam formed Lake McConaughy, and the construction of the dam removed so much earth from in front of the dam that another lake formed at the base of the spillway.
This image likely dates from the 1950s, based on the cars visible in the picture.

Train Depot Building, Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska

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This image shows the inside of a historic train depot, known as the Lowell Depot, on the grounds of Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.

Pub. by Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska


The description states:
LOWELL DEPOT
While being restored, seven worn out floor were found in this old Lowell Depot that stood at the end of the B. & M. Railroad from 1870 to 1880. Harold Warp’s mother walked on one of these floors in 1878 when she arrived with her brother from Norway to homestead in Kearney County, Nebraska. This is one of the 30,000 items in 22 buildings on 2 1/2 city blocks. Located 130 miles west of Lincoln, Nebr., on U. S. 6 & 34.
–This card likely dates from the 1950s.

Trivet Collection, Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska

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This image shows a large collection of trivets, metal stands for hot pots, pans and irons. It is part of the collection at Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.

Pub. by Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska


The description states:
COLLECTION OF TRIVETS
One of dozens of unusual collections in the “Hobby House”. Some of the 30,000 items in 22 buildings on 2 1/2 city blocks showing man’s progress since 1830. Located 130 miles west of Lincoln, Nebr., on U. S. 6 & 34.
—Trivets were not only stands for pots, but also for cooking over fires, and for lifting food inside pots when roasting. Those shown here are mainly for table protection from hot pots used to serve food. The arrowhead shaped ones were for irons, which were commonly heated on top of a stove before use, and needed a safe place to rest when they were still hot. This kind of trivet has fallen almost completely out of use.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

Cleaning Device Display, Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska

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This image shows a collection of manual and electric devices for cleaning floors, as displayed in the Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.

Pub. by Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska


The description states:
VACUUM CLEANERS
A man named Noe made the first vacuum cleaner in 1905. These are just a few of the 30,000 items in 22 buildings on 2 /12 city blocks, showing man’s progress since 1830. Located 130 Miles West of Lincoln, Nebr, on U. S. 6 & 34.
—Pioneer Village has continued to expand and enhance its collections, which now number over 50,000 items in 28 buildings.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska

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This image is an artists rendition of the state capitol building, which houses the Nebraska government in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”


The description states:
NEW STATE CAPITOL, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
The Capitol of Nebraska, designed by the late Bertram Goodhue, is one of the most dignified and imposing public buildings that has been erected in this country. It is a gravely simple, its style is essentially its own; it perfectly fulfills its purpose, and it symbolizes to Nebraskans and to succeeding generations the people’s idea of government, of statehood.
–The building was completed in 1932 from Indiana limestone and the tower is 400 feet high.
This card likely dates from the 1930s.

Chief Whitecalf and Family, Sioux Dancers, Ogallala, Nebraska

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This image brings us back to the card presented two weeks ago which showed a cropped form of this same image, which is similar to yesterday’s photo, but there are slight posture differences indicating they were two separate photos.

Color by Keith County Studio, Ogallala, Nebraska


The description states:
SIOUX INDIANS
Ogallala, Nebraska, “Land of the Sioux”
Sioux Chief Whitecalf and his troup of Indian dancers. These Sioux Indians return every summer to Ogallala, once the hunting ground of the Ogallala tribe. Visitors to Nebraska may see these Indians in native costume perform their ceremonial, “war, snake, buffalo, hoop,” and other dances.
–As there is a clear progression in age among the children, it appears that these are family members of Chief Whitecalf, and not merely members of the Ogallala band.
Dancing for tourists has fallen out of popularity with the rise of Indian self-determination in the 1970s, and such performances are now considered exploitative.
This card was used and is dated 13 June 1956.