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Throwback Thursday: Omaha Boulevard, South West, Omaha, Nebraska.
Picture postcard of Omaha Boulevard, South West, Omaha, Nebraska. Approximate date the early 1900s. Visit Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized...
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Looking at the Postmarks
There are over 1,000 postcards in Nebraska Memories and many of them include images of both the front and backs of the cards. I’ve always found it entertaining to read the messages written on the...
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Throwback Thursday: Flag Print Clothing
We’re celebrating the 4th of July early with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white postcard of a man and woman wearing flag print clothing was created by John Nelson. It is published...
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Throwback Thursday: Picnic
It’s a Thanksgiving themed #Throwback from Nebraska Memories! This black and white postcard from the early 1900s shows a large group of men, women and children having a picnic. This image was created...
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Throwback Thursday: Birds Eye View, O Street
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have an early 1900s colored 14 x 9 cm postcard of O Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. Alphabetical and numerical streets intersect in downtown...
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Throwback Thursday: Men Wearing Ladies’ Hats
It’s Thursday and you know what that means…#Throwback! This week, we have an early 1900s postcard of two men wearing women’s hats, smoking pipes, and holding hands. This image was taken by John Nelson...
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Throwback Thursday: Pavilion, Riverview Park
We’re welcoming the new fall season with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This week, we have a 13.5 x 8.5 cm color postcard. The pavilion featured in this postcard is located in Riverview Park in...
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Throwback Thursday: Omaha’s Municipal Christmas Tree
This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is full of Christmas spirit! This black and white postcard is owned and published by Omaha Public Library. Items in this collection include early Omaha-related maps, as...
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Throwback Thursday: Bird Hunt
It’s Thursday and that means…#THROWBACK! This week, we have an early 1900’s black and white photograph on a postcard of a hunter with his dog shooting at pheasants. This image was created by John...
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Throwback Thursday: Mary Egging #1 Discovery Well
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ postcard featuring the first oil producing well in Cheyenne County. Oil companies had drilled since 1915 without...
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Throwback Thursday: Bluffs of Niobrara River
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for a #Throwback! For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday, we’re featuring a color postcard of an artist’s rendering entitled “Bluff of Niobrara River, Valentine,...
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Throwback Thursday: Grand Island
Happy #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This week, we have a 5 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ colorized postcard providing an overview of Grand Island, Nebraska. This postcard is published and owned by the...
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Throwback Thursday: Wreck Near Granville, N.D.
It’s time for another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! On March 13, 1909, a Great Northern Railway train derailment occurred outside Granville, North Dakota. As seen in this postcard, the...
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Throwback Thursday: Hot Air Balloon
Let’s get carried away with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday! This black and white photographic postcard was created by John Nelson (1864-1942). He was born in Harestad, Sweden in 1864. He came to...
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Throwback Thursday: A.W. Clarke Grain & Ground Feed 1881 New Year’s postcard
It’s the first #ThrowbackThursday of the new year! This week, we have an 1881 New Year’s postcard sent by the A.W. Clarke Grain and Feed of Papillion, Nebraska. The card shows a grain elevator with a...
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Throwback Thursday: Nebraska Traction and Power Company Interurban Streetcar
It’s time for another #ThrowbackThursday from Nebraska Memories! This black and white postcard from the early 1900s features an electric streetcar with reversible navigation controls. Nebraska...
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Throwback Thursday: Immanuel Deaconess Institute Greenhouse and Garden
Hey #ThrowbackThursday, spring is just around the corner! This week we have a 5.5” x 3.5” colortone postcard from 1937 picturing the beautiful greenhouse and garden area of the Immanuel Deaconess...
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