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Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: Both a mold board plow and a breaking plow stand at the far left corner of the house original size: 6x8

Alva Carter, old blacksmith shop, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Alva Carter, old blacksmith shop, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of antique or medieval ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Isaac Ware, Southwest Custer County, Nebraska.

Isaac Ware, Southwest Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: Mr. Ware proudly holds a copy of the ALLIANCE INDEPENDANT, a Populist newspaper published in Lincoln, Nebraska. The name was changed to the ALLIANCE INDEPENDANT on 30 June 1892, so this photogr... More

Mr. Roe near Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

Mr. Roe near Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: Both a breaking plow and a mold board plow are leaning against the house original size: 6x8

"W.H. Blair or Huckleberry, near Broken Bow, 1888."  Custer County, Nebraska.

"W.H. Blair or Huckleberry, near Broken Bow, 1888." Custer County, Ne...

summary: Note: The mules are pulling a "grasshopper" or breaking plow. Also, two of the girls are wearing dresses made from the same material. original size: 6x8

Thomas Meyers Family, Meyers Valley, Custer County, Nebraska.

Thomas Meyers Family, Meyers Valley, Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Everything We Hold Dear" east Custer County, Nebraska

"Everything We Hold Dear" east Custer County, Nebraska

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Family in front of a farmhouse in Custer County, Nebraska.

Family in front of a farmhouse in Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Luse, who lived near Lone Tree on Rose Island when this picture was taken

William Luse, who lived near Lone Tree on Rose Island when this pictur...

summary: Photographer's note: He moved to Broken Bow, ran small feed mill, still living in Broken Bow in 1902. original size: 6x8

"Everything We Hold Dear" east Custer County, Nebraska

"Everything We Hold Dear" east Custer County, Nebraska

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Family on a farm in Custer County, Nebraska.

Family on a farm in Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note the breaking plow on the shed roof and the stove under the lean-to original size: 6x8

Reverend William McCaslin house, known as the "Preacher Home,"  in Rose Valley near Clear Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

Reverend William McCaslin house, known as the "Preacher Home," in Ros...

summary: Photographer's annotation: "S.D. Butcher & T.J. Butcher slept in this sod shack one night on the floor on a pallet of straw where there was about 'steen' hundered fleas to every inch of their anatomy... More

"Ever Vigilant South of West Union."  Westerville,  Nebraska.

"Ever Vigilant South of West Union." Westerville, Nebraska.

summary: Note: C.H. LaForge, located northwest about 6 miles of Westerville. Identified by J.P. Bookman, Broken Bow, Nebraska, October 24, 1932. Mr. Bookman is the center man. Note also the hunter on the lef... More

Fellows family  near Sargent, Nebraska

Fellows family near Sargent, Nebraska

summary: Note the collection of plows, including a breaking plow, pictured in the background. Also note the photographer's wagon in the upper right of the photograph original size: 6x8

John Sewler and his young family, near Woods Park, Custer County, Nebraska.

John Sewler and his young family, near Woods Park, Custer County, Nebr...

summary: Please note that a pregnant woman appears in this picture. original size: 6x8

Reverend Todd, near West Union, Nebraska

Reverend Todd, near West Union, Nebraska

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reverend William McCaslin house, known as the "Preacher Home,"  in Rose Valley near Clear Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

Reverend William McCaslin house, known as the "Preacher Home," in Ros...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East Custer County, Nebraska.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

East Custer County, Nebraska.. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frank Visek, Woods Park, now lives in School District No. 6, Custer County, Nebraska.

Frank Visek, Woods Park, now lives in School District No. 6, Custer Co...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Emerson family in East Custer County, Nebraska

The Emerson family in East Custer County, Nebraska

summary: Please note the man breaking sod on the horizon.The woman seated in the chair is identified as Eva Campbell, a school teacher at that time. See Additional Information. original size: 6x8

Farmhouse northwest of Custer County, Nebraska.

Farmhouse northwest of Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note the cookstove inside the door of the house and the breaking plow by the water pump in the background original size: 6x8

Lyman Pike, Jr., north of Jefferson Post Office on the Middle Loup River, Nebraska

Lyman Pike, Jr., north of Jefferson Post Office on the Middle Loup Riv...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description