![The cows are literally heading home as dusk approaches near Mullen in Hooker County, within the vast Nebraska sandhills]()
The cows are literally heading home as dusk approaches near Mullen in Hooker County, within the vast Nebraska sandhills![Hay bales are as numerous as the trees in this stretch of rural Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…]()
Hay bales are as numerous as the trees in this stretch of rural Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…![Millions of acres. Iowa and Nebraska. Land for sale on 10 years credit by the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. Co. at 6 per…]()
Millions of acres. Iowa and Nebraska. Land for sale on 10 years credit by the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. Co. at 6 per…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Lancaster County, Nebraska. Mrs. Thelander, FSA (Farm Security Administration)…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Lancaster County, Nebraska. Mrs. Thelander, FSA (Farm Security Administration)…![Capitol of Nebraska, Lincoln. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Capitol of Nebraska, Lincoln. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![Marquee of the Fox Theatre, a 1929-vintage movie theater now (as of 2022) a remodeled performing-arts venue in North Platte…]()
Marquee of the Fox Theatre, a 1929-vintage movie theater now (as of 2022) a remodeled performing-arts venue in North Platte…![Ominous clouds above Pine Bluffs, a small farming community on the Nebraska border in Laramie County, Wyoming. Original…]()
Ominous clouds above Pine Bluffs, a small farming community on the Nebraska border in Laramie County, Wyoming. Original…![Bas Relief architectural detail on the Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…]()
Bas Relief architectural detail on the Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…![Immanuel Lutheran Church of Plymouth, typical of many similar old churches of rural Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer:…]()
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Plymouth, typical of many similar old churches of rural Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer:…![Grain field in Säntis, Schwende District, Switzerland. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons]()
Grain field in Säntis, Schwende District, Switzerland. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons![This is one of the welcome landmarks along the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail, traversed by thousands of domestic emigrants who…]()
This is one of the welcome landmarks along the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail, traversed by thousands of domestic emigrants who…![Big sports event of the year is the annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska. This is an intra-squad game…]()
Big sports event of the year is the annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska. This is an intra-squad game…![Abandoned gift shop old barn in Lincoln, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Abandoned gift shop old barn in Lincoln, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![A block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
A block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![A onetime one-shop service station and deli that is now a no-stop location outside the town of Minatare, near Scottsbluff in…]()
A onetime one-shop service station and deli that is now a no-stop location outside the town of Minatare, near Scottsbluff in…![Harold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska (1980) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the…]()
Harold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska (1980) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the…![Dowse Sod House in Comstock, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
Dowse Sod House in Comstock, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![A painting of birds beloved in the Midwest-U.S. state of Nebraska in the Hastings Museum in Hastings, a city in south…]()
A painting of birds beloved in the Midwest-U.S. state of Nebraska in the Hastings Museum in Hastings, a city in south…![A historic bank building, now (as of 2021) a coffee shop fittingly called the Medina Street Vault in Cairo (pronounced "CARE…]()
A historic bank building, now (as of 2021) a coffee shop fittingly called the Medina Street Vault in Cairo (pronounced "CARE…![St. Mary's Catholic Church stands across the street from the state capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska]()
St. Mary's Catholic Church stands across the street from the state capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska![A block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
A block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![This is one of the welcome landmarks along the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail, traversed by thousands of domestic emigrants who…]()
This is one of the welcome landmarks along the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail, traversed by thousands of domestic emigrants who…![A painting of plains buffaloes (or American bison) in the Hastings Museum in Hastings, a city in south-central Nebraska]()
A painting of plains buffaloes (or American bison) in the Hastings Museum in Hastings, a city in south-central Nebraska![Dusk is approaching and the illumination of the neon lettering on this signature coffee-pot-shaped advertising tower for a…]()
Dusk is approaching and the illumination of the neon lettering on this signature coffee-pot-shaped advertising tower for a…![Now long-closed and minus its wheels and adjacent cowboy figure, this old gas station in Milford, Nebraska, was long touted…]()
Now long-closed and minus its wheels and adjacent cowboy figure, this old gas station in Milford, Nebraska, was long touted…!["Cheapest Damn Cigarettes" is not only a promotional slogan on a sign outside a roadside tobacco and alcohol store, it's…]()
"Cheapest Damn Cigarettes" is not only a promotional slogan on a sign outside a roadside tobacco and alcohol store, it's…![The annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska is a stadium-packing event. It is an intra-squad game, and…]()
The annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska is a stadium-packing event. It is an intra-squad game, and…![Small islands in the Platte River as it passes below a small, legendary, bridge informally called the "Witch's Bridge"…]()
Small islands in the Platte River as it passes below a small, legendary, bridge informally called the "Witch's Bridge"…![Feet of farmer John Dolezal slogging through mud on Dolezal's farm near Bee, Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer: O'Rear…]()
Feet of farmer John Dolezal slogging through mud on Dolezal's farm near Bee, Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer: O'Rear…![A lone windmill stands out on a hillside in the sandhills of Grant County, Nebraska]()
A lone windmill stands out on a hillside in the sandhills of Grant County, Nebraska![Nebraska Sandhills Dunes. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Nebraska Sandhills Dunes. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![Farm Security Administration county supervisor examining sheep belonging to rehabilitation client. Gage County, Nebraska.…]()
Farm Security Administration county supervisor examining sheep belonging to rehabilitation client. Gage County, Nebraska.…![Bob Aden and his wife, Marion, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Bob Aden and his wife, Marion, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Lancaster County, Nebraska. The Pierce family, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Lancaster County, Nebraska. The Pierce family, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers. Sourced from the Library of…![A big annual event is the spring football game at the University of Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer: O'Rear, Charles.…]()
A big annual event is the spring football game at the University of Nebraska, May 1973. Photographer: O'Rear, Charles.…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Russell S. Else, Nebraska drought farmer who moved to Douglas County, Wisconsin three…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Russell S. Else, Nebraska drought farmer who moved to Douglas County, Wisconsin three…![Detective H. Rogers of Omaha Police Department (right) with friend. Omaha, Nebraska. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Detective H. Rogers of Omaha Police Department (right) with friend. Omaha, Nebraska. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Eggs produced by poultry enterprise of Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative Association, a FSA (Farm Security Administration)…]()
Eggs produced by poultry enterprise of Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative Association, a FSA (Farm Security Administration)…![After departing Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush…]()
After departing Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush…![Sunflowers in Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…]()
Sunflowers in Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…![Drifting in the Nebraska Sandhills. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
Drifting in the Nebraska Sandhills. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Farmers eating ice cream on the back porch while their wives attended the bimonthly meeting of the Helping Hand society.…]()
Farmers eating ice cream on the back porch while their wives attended the bimonthly meeting of the Helping Hand society.…![Newspaper reading room of public library. Omaha, Nebraska]()
Newspaper reading room of public library. Omaha, Nebraska![Grand Court, Night Illumination. Trans-Mississippi Exposition]()
Grand Court, Night Illumination. Trans-Mississippi Exposition![A re-created vintage Coca-Cola sign in downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska]()
A re-created vintage Coca-Cola sign in downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska![One of several imaginative cartoon-style car creations in the Fred's Flying Circus display outside the G.I. Body and Glass…]()
One of several imaginative cartoon-style car creations in the Fred's Flying Circus display outside the G.I. Body and Glass…![Gravestones at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, along the old Oregon and Mormon emigrants heading west in the late 19th…]()
Gravestones at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, along the old Oregon and Mormon emigrants heading west in the late 19th…![What is likely a vintage doctor's wagon, in a field along a road near the town of Lisco in southwest Nebraska, is now an…]()
What is likely a vintage doctor's wagon, in a field along a road near the town of Lisco in southwest Nebraska, is now an…![Governor Thayer, Nebraska, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-1), issued by Duke Sons & Co.]()
Governor Thayer, Nebraska, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-1), issued by Duke Sons & Co.![Governor Thayer, Nebraska, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-2), issued by Duke Sons & Co.]()
Governor Thayer, Nebraska, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-2), issued by Duke Sons & Co.![Nebraska, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands]()
Nebraska, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands![Generating 5 megawatts of solar energy, the LES community solar facility in Lincoln, Nebraska is the largest and first…]()
Generating 5 megawatts of solar energy, the LES community solar facility in Lincoln, Nebraska is the largest and first…![The annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska is a stadium-packing event. This is an intra-mural game and…]()
The annual spring football game at the University of Nebraska is a stadium-packing event. This is an intra-mural game and…![One of seven downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska, murals, painted in the style by artist Kent Schwartz in the nostalgic style…]()
One of seven downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska, murals, painted in the style by artist Kent Schwartz in the nostalgic style…![The circa-1893 Cleary Farm barn at the Railroad Town outdoor living-history exhibit, with homes, trades and businesses…]()
The circa-1893 Cleary Farm barn at the Railroad Town outdoor living-history exhibit, with homes, trades and businesses…![One of this Sinclair Oil Co. gas station's model dinosaurs (the company logo) looks on, apparently approvingly, at another…]()
One of this Sinclair Oil Co. gas station's model dinosaurs (the company logo) looks on, apparently approvingly, at another…![Odd metal art adjacent to the Carhenge outdoor monument to automobiles near Alliance in northwest Nebraska, built to mimic…]()
Odd metal art adjacent to the Carhenge outdoor monument to automobiles near Alliance in northwest Nebraska, built to mimic…![Trains seem to be coming and going everywhere in a large switching yard in Alliance, Nebraska]()
Trains seem to be coming and going everywhere in a large switching yard in Alliance, Nebraska![A vintage Texaco gas station at Dobby's Frontier Town outside Alliance in northwest Nebraska]()
A vintage Texaco gas station at Dobby's Frontier Town outside Alliance in northwest Nebraska![Casino sign in downtown Yankton, a small city on the Missouri River and the Nebraska border in the southeast corner of South…]()
Casino sign in downtown Yankton, a small city on the Missouri River and the Nebraska border in the southeast corner of South…![A long, long, heavily laden coal train passes outside Cairo (pronounced "CARE-roh"), a small town northwest of Grand Island…]()
A long, long, heavily laden coal train passes outside Cairo (pronounced "CARE-roh"), a small town northwest of Grand Island…![The 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island, Nebraska, as of 2021, serving primarily trucks…]()
The 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island, Nebraska, as of 2021, serving primarily trucks…![The circa-1880 Stolley Farm barn at the Railroad Town outdoor living-history exhibit, with homes, trades and businesses…]()
The circa-1880 Stolley Farm barn at the Railroad Town outdoor living-history exhibit, with homes, trades and businesses…![A portion of the Carhenge outdoor monument to automobiles near Alliance in northwest Nebraska, built to mimic the world…]()
A portion of the Carhenge outdoor monument to automobiles near Alliance in northwest Nebraska, built to mimic the world…![Ben Victor's bronze sculpture of Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte on Centennial Mall in Lincoln, the capital city of the midwest…]()
Ben Victor's bronze sculpture of Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte on Centennial Mall in Lincoln, the capital city of the midwest…![The old White Horse Bar, part of the 1929 Pawnee Hotel (originally the Yancy Hotel) in North Platte, a key city in southwest…]()
The old White Horse Bar, part of the 1929 Pawnee Hotel (originally the Yancy Hotel) in North Platte, a key city in southwest…![Dusk shot of the neon sign outside the American Legion Post 1, the first post of the veterans' organization chartered in…]()
Dusk shot of the neon sign outside the American Legion Post 1, the first post of the veterans' organization chartered in…![Gravestones at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, along the old Oregon and Mormon emigrants heading west in the late 19th…]()
Gravestones at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, along the old Oregon and Mormon emigrants heading west in the late 19th…![Part of rural Nebraska's varied bird population. Original public domain image from Flickr]()
Part of rural Nebraska's varied bird population. Original public domain image from Flickr![A gigantic cowpoke character beckons passersby to Front Street, a manufactured Old West-style street of shops in Ogallala, a…]()
A gigantic cowpoke character beckons passersby to Front Street, a manufactured Old West-style street of shops in Ogallala, a…![Public School, Rulo, Nebraska. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.]()
Public School, Rulo, Nebraska. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.![A sidewalk tile depicting the local Dohaney Opera House in Council Bluffs, a city across the river from larger Omaha…]()
A sidewalk tile depicting the local Dohaney Opera House in Council Bluffs, a city across the river from larger Omaha…![Lightning in Nebraska. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons]()
Lightning in Nebraska. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons![Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska by Worthington Whittredge]()
Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska by Worthington Whittredge!["Gas" sign above the 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island, Nebraska, as of 2021, serving…]()
"Gas" sign above the 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island, Nebraska, as of 2021, serving…![A vintage, and refurbished, Coca-Cola mural in Kearney, a city in south-central Nebraska]()
A vintage, and refurbished, Coca-Cola mural in Kearney, a city in south-central Nebraska