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"Mat Swan, N[orth] W[est of the] Old Jefferson, Custer County, 1886."

"Mat Swan, N[orth] W[est of the] Old Jefferson, Custer County, 1886."

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

Custer County, near West Union, Nebraska.

Custer County, 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

C.G. Williams sod house in Rose Valley, east Custer County, Nebraska.

C.G. Williams sod house in Rose Valley, east Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: A note on the back of one of the prints states "C.G. Williams on of the first in Rose Valley built spring of 18 (the rest is missing)." original size: 6x8

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Matthews and family, Custer County, Nebraska.

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Matthews and family, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Please note the root cellar near the house. In August of 1960, Mrs. Lawrence Lade identified the adults as Joseph and his wife, Castarah, who was pregnant with their daughter, Nellie. In 1996, Jack Cu... More

Mr. Moore, Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

Mr. Moore, Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

A Minnesota dugout - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

A Minnesota dugout - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

"G 4730" and "4" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070630. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Matador Half-Dugout, National Ranching Heritage Center (moved from Dickens, Dickens County, TX), Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX

Matador Half-Dugout, National Ranching Heritage Center (moved from Dic...

Significance: Known as "The Dive," this structure was built by J.C. Davis and Charlie Bird on Davis' patent about 1890. Although built relatively late, it is an excellent representation of the earliest plains s... More

Near Woods Park, Custer County, Nebraska.

Near Woods Park, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: A dugout under construction may be seen to the left of the sod house. original size: 6x8

Farm scene in southwestern Custer County, Nebraska.

Farm scene in southwestern Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Southwest Custer County, Nebraska.

Southwest Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Font Sharp on his ranch south of Broken Bow, Nebraska.

Font Sharp on his ranch south of Broken Bow, Nebraska.

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Dugout, East slope of Buckskin Mountain, Paradise Valley, Humboldt County, NV

Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Dugout, East slope of Buckskin Mountai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Roten Valley, Custer County, Nebraska.

Roten Valley, 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 sod house dugout in southwestern Custer County, Nebraska

Family in front of sod house dugout in southwestern Custer County, Neb...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oklahoma dugout Vintage postcard

Oklahoma dugout Vintage postcard

Seven people, dugout, horse-drawn wagon and cow. H122721 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Dedrick. No. 34.

Home of Jim Norris, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico

Home of Jim Norris, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

Sargent, Custer County, 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

D. Meek, south of Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska.

D. Meek, south of Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Thomas Langhron, Victoria Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

Thomas Langhron, Victoria Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: "One of the early settlers, known far and near." Note his dugout toward the upper left of the frame original size: 6x8

George R. Carr, New Helena, one of the oldest settlers in Custer County, Nebraska

George R. Carr, New Helena, one of the oldest settlers in Custer Count...

summary: An S.D. Butcher annotation reads: "Old dugout of Geo. Carr -- New Helena one of the oldest claims on Victoria Creek, C[uster] C[ounty]. dugout in upper right hand corner showing Victoria Creek which... More

"Our Young Family" Custer County, Nebraska.

"Our Young Family" Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Peter M. Barnes dugout, near Clear Creek, Custer County, Nebraska

Peter M. Barnes dugout, near Clear Creek, Custer County, Nebraska

summary: Note: Left to right: Ed Barnes, a son, Mrs. Peter M. Barnes and Peter M. Barnes at south edge of Swiss Valley. Identified in Custer County Chief, Broken Bow. original size: 6x8

Ranch in northeastern Custer County, Nebraska.

Ranch in northeastern Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Dugout on the South Loup River, near Virge Allen Homestead, Custer County, Nebraska.

Dugout on the South Loup River, near Virge Allen Homestead, Custer Cou...

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

Natives and hut at Proven, Greenland, July, 1881

Natives and hut at Proven, Greenland, July, 1881

Photograph showing Inuit people and dogs at turf houses during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 107.

"Burgert and Family." Northeast Custer County near Westerville, Nebraska.

"Burgert and Family." Northeast Custer County near Westerville, Nebras...

summary: Note: Burgert and family, south of Westerville about 1 mile. Identified by Thomas Mattox and Mr. Westbrook, February 2, 1933. Please note the man dowsing. original size: 6x8

Thomas Langhorn, northeast of New Helena, Nebraska.

Thomas Langhorn, northeast of New Helena, Nebraska.

summary: Photographer's note: "A sketch could be written on this old timer who settled on Victoria Creek in the early days". See Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY OF CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA. original size: 6x8

Colorado. Dug out cabins view, photochrome print postcard.

Colorado. Dug out cabins view, photochrome print postcard.

Title on inventory list: Dug out cabins. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51049". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.go... More

Interior of last dugout in the Smoky Valley. Four and one-half miles from Lindsborg, Kansas

Interior of last dugout in the Smoky Valley. Four and one-half miles f...

Photograph shows interior of dugout house with a table, three stools, and bookcase. Gröndal, Lindsborg, Kans.

"My first house in Nebraska, 1880. Built from 'Nebraska brick'."

"My first house in Nebraska, 1880. Built from 'Nebraska brick'."

summary: Subject: Solomon D. Butcher in front of his dugout. original size: 6x8

Mitchell and Ketchum homestead, east Custer County, Nebraska.

Mitchell and Ketchum homestead, east Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: Identified by I.A. Reneau, October 16, 1932. See Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY OF CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA for the story of Mitchell and Ketchum, two homesteaders hanged and burned by the notorious I... More

Mr. Leatherman, homesteader, coming out of his dugout home, Pie Town, New Mexico

Mr. Leatherman, homesteader, coming out of his dugout home, Pie Town, ...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Matador Half-Dugout, National Ranching Heritage Center (moved from Dickens, Dickens County, TX), Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX

Matador Half-Dugout, National Ranching Heritage Center (moved from Dic...

Significance: Known as "The Dive," this structure was built by J.C. Davis and Charlie Bird on Davis' patent about 1890. Although built relatively late, it is an excellent representation of the earliest plains s... More

"The Old Sod House and the New." The Jacob Graff house near West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

"The Old Sod House and the New." The Jacob Graff house near West Union...

summary: William Garlock (only seen on the earliest print) is standing to the far left. "The old sod house and the new, Custer County, 1888.". For more, see additional information and Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY... More

"The Latest and Greatest..." North Custer County, Nebraska.

"The Latest and Greatest..." North Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: The title of this photograph appears to refer to the machinery in the foreground. original size: 6x8

"Out and About."   East Custer County, Nebraska.

"Out and About." 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

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

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

summary: Note: The two girls are wearing dresses made from the same material. original size: 6x8

Charles Amsberry's semi-dugout, near Berwyn, southwest Custer County, Nebraska.

Charles Amsberry's semi-dugout, near Berwyn, southwest Custer County, ...

summary: Note: Identified by W.R. Glaze, Broken Bow, Nebraska, October 1932? original size: 6x8

Dugout house of Faro Caudill, homesteader with Mt. Allegro in the background, Pie Town, New Mexico

Dugout house of Faro Caudill, homesteader with Mt. Allegro in the back...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Life on the Ranch" North Custer County, Nebraska.

"Life on the Ranch" North Custer County, Nebraska.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, farmhouse, pasture, farm field, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ledbetter's Dug Out, Merna,  Custer County, Nebraska.

Ledbetter's Dug Out, Merna, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

"All Alone in the Hills" Custer County, Nebraska.

"All Alone in the Hills" Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Sod house, Custer County, Nebraska.

Sod house, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

Nebraska Farmers - Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Keyser, Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska

Keyser, Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska

summary: Photographer's note: "Ranchman and cattle feeder, 1888." The man pictured is holding a shotgun and wearing a pistol. A muzzle loading rifle is displayed on the elk antlers on top of the dugout. origi... More

Sod and frame house. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Sod and frame house. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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

Harvey Andrews, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Harvey Andrews, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

"A Day on the Farm."  East Custer County, Nebraska.

"A Day on the Farm." East Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note the wind-blown dust in the background. original size: 6x8

"The Old Sod House and the New." The Jacob Graff house near West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

"The Old Sod House and the New." The Jacob Graff house near West Union...

summary: William Garlock (only seen on the earliest print) is standing to the far left. "The old sod house and the new, Custer County, 1888.". For more, see additional information and Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY... More

Keeps bachelors hall, six miles southwest of Ansley  Custer County, Nebraska.

Keeps bachelors hall, six miles southwest of Ansley Custer County, Ne...

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

Thomas Langhron, Victoria Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

Thomas Langhron, Victoria Creek, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: "One of the early settlers, known far and near." original size: 6x8

Ulric Uhman, Round Valley,  Custer County, Nebraska

Ulric Uhman, Round Valley, Custer County, Nebraska

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

East of Callaway, near the South Loup River, Custer County, Nebraska.

East of Callaway, near the South Loup River, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: This is an excellent view of the construction of a sod house original size: 6x8

Farm scene, south of Ansley, Custer County, Nebraska.

Farm scene, south of Ansley, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: A sod building is under construction behind the woman riding sidesaddle. original size: 6x8

Taylor Biser, Miller, Buffalo County, Nebraska.

Taylor Biser, Miller, Buffalo County, Nebraska.

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

W.R. Mowery farm in Harrison Township near Miller, Nebraska.

W.R. Mowery farm in Harrison Township near Miller, Nebraska.

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Garden adjacent to the dugout home of Jack Whinery, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico

Garden adjacent to the dugout home of Jack Whinery, homesteader, Pie T...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farm scene, southwest Custer County, Nebraska.
A small log house with a wooden fence. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A small log house with a wooden fence. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Secu...

11671-24. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Lyman Pike, Jr., in front of his dugout north of Jefferson Post Office...

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

John A. Pfrehm, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

John A. Pfrehm, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Dugout on the South Loup River, near Virge Allen Homestead, Custer County, Nebraska.

Dugout on the South Loup River, near Virge Allen Homestead, Custer Cou...

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

Robbins dugout, West Union, T.P. with frame front, Custer County, Nebraska.

Robbins dugout, West Union, T.P. with frame front, Custer County, Nebr...

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

A Minnesota dugout - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

A Minnesota dugout - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

Leesburg Townsite, Dugout Ruin, Napias Creek, Salmon, Lemhi County, ID
A man standing in front of a log cabin. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A man standing in front of a log cabin. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Sec...

11671-24. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Dugouts and shelters, cantonment on the race course at Flirey, France

Dugouts and shelters, cantonment on the race course at Flirey, France

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18822. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More

A little girl standing in front of a log cabin. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A little girl standing in front of a log cabin. Pie Town, New Mexico. ...

11671-24. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Dugouts and shelters, cantonment on the race course at Flirey, France

Dugouts and shelters, cantonment on the race course at Flirey, France

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. V18822. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DL... More