Artifacts

 

 

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Badger Gasoline Engine Pin, 1900

Application: Peter Pan Range Riders Club
Apron: Florence Masonic Lodge #281
Apron: Johnson Hardware Company
Armbands: Issued to Civilian Press by the Central Defense Command, WWII
Ashtray, glass: General Crook House, Omaha
Award, Bronze: "Elmer" statue presented to Mildred Goosman
Badge Collection: Fire Dept. Asst. Chief Charles F. Walther
Badge: "Omaha World Herald, Free Press-Free People" 
Badge: Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
Badge: Omaha Transit Co.
Banner: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Baton: A. E. Blaufuss, Professor of Music College, Omaha
Bell, Metal: "Ring for Omaha Your Market City"
Book, Ration: WW II
Bottle, Whiskey: Last Man's Bottle in wooden cradle with cover
Bottle, Whiskey: Meyer Klein Liquor Co., 16th and California Streets.
Box: Advertising on lid for "Reflect-A-Ray Glare Shield, Omaha
Bucket, Champagne: Omaha Athletic Club
Button: Henry & Allen Auburn, N.Y., Omaha, Neb
Button: "Smith Bros. Comm. Co., South Omaha Chicago," 
Button: Badger Gasoline Engine
Button: National Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Button: Paxton-Eckman Chemical Co., South Omaha
Button, Campaign: Anne Batchelder "Anne!"
Button, Campaign: John Y McCollister, Senator; I'm for John Y Mcgumption
Button, Campaign: Monte Taylor Measures Up
Button, Campaign: Richard Marvel & Anne Batchelder 
Button, Campaign: Warren Zweiback, Zweiback City Council
Button: "Souvenir Peace Jubilee, Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Button: Florida or Bust, Omaha Zoo with sea turtle
Button: Glen Miller Festival Clarinda, Iowa
Button: Landmarks Inc. "Love a Landmark"
Button: National Corn Exposition
Button: Nebraska State Horticultural Society 
Button: Omaha Public School Bond Issue "Vote Yes for the Kids"
Button: Senate campaign, "Go Big Ed Zorinsky U.S. Senate".
Button: Souvenir of Santa Claus from the Boston Store 
Button: St. Joan of Arc School, SJA in the Spirit
Button: Trans-Mississippi Expo. Iowa Day 
Button: University of Nebraska at Omaha: Numero UNO Go Indians!
Button: Welcome Home Thurston Rifles
Buttons: American Red Cross
Buttons: River City Roundup
Buttons: War Bond Drive
Calendar: Henderson Florist
Card, Centennial:  Omaha Public Library 1877-1977.
Card, Membership: National Assoc. of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Card, Ration: Civilian Sugar
Cards, Playing: Northern Natural Gas
Case, Photograph: Greater America Exposition
Chalkboard: Fall Festival "83" Concessions 
Clock: Battery-Wound Regulator
Coaster: Father Flanagan's Boys Home, Boys Town, Nebraska.
Coaster: White Horse Inn
Coin, Commemorative: 100th Anniversary NE Lodge No. 1 A.F. & A.M.
Coin, Commemorative: Cecil B. DeMille's Motion Picture "Union Pacific"
Coin, Commemorative: Nebraska Centennial
Coin, Commemorative: Omaha National Bank
Comb, Hair: Ad  "Harold Getscher 6133 Pinkney Phone WA. 3253".
Corkscrew: Hiller Liquor Company
Corkscrew: Sol. S. Goldstrom Distributing Co.
Cup, Beverage: NCAA College World Series
Cup, Tin: Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition
Decal: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Die: Balloon Pin National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Die: Wings for National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Display: Fort Omaha Buildings, radio tower dispute
Documents: Gas Rationing Stamps, Receipts and Applications
Engraving, Photo: Mormon Bridge Newspaper photo
Fan: King Company Catering
Flag, American: Donated by Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer
Flag, WWI Service Window Flag. Displayed in service member's windows
Flag: used at National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Fork: Empress Garden Restaurant
Funeral Service Book: Edna Barta Letovsky
Game: Trivia of Omaha & Douglas County 
Gavel,Sounding Board: National Assoc. American Balloon Corps Veterans
Glass, Plastic: South Packers
Glass: Fred Krug Brewing Company Beer Glasses
Glass: Schlitz Brewing Company Beer Glasses
Glass: South Omaha Brewing Company Beer Glasses
Golf Ball Marker: Omaha Country Club 
Handbag: Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs Convention
Handkerchief: WWI
Handout: Omaha Bee Newspaper advertisement
Hangar, Wooden Coat: Pantorium
Hanger, Wooden Coat: Carey Clearing Co 
Hanger, Wooden Coat: Higgins Cleaners & Dryers
Hanger, Wooden Coat: Hotel Fontenelle
Hanger, Wooden Coat: Max I. Walker 
Hanger, Wooden Coat:Dresher Bros.
Hosiery & Lingerie Long Life Treatment
Jug, Cream, Souvenir: Burwood Theatre, 1514 Harney; later Gayety Theater
Key Chain: Drake-Williams Steel Inc., 100 Anniversary
Key Chain: Mutual of Omaha, 75th Anniversary 
Key Chain: Peony Park, Omaha
Key, Storybook: Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha
Kit, Mending: Butternut Coffee Hosiery Mending Kit
Knife, Two-bladed: George Barker & Co.
Letter Opener: Livestock National Bank
Letter Opener: Woodmen of the World
Magnet: KVNO Radio Station
Magnet: Omaha Symphony
Magnet: University of Nebraska Hospital & Clinic
Matchbook, Fort Crook, Nebraska
Matchbook:Nebraska Stocking Repair
Matchbooks: Various businesses of Douglas County
Medal, Commemorative: Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Medal, Commemorative: Trans-Mississippi Exposition Manufacturer's Bldg.
Medal: Peace Jubilee, Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition
Medal: Victory Medal issued to R. Beecher Howell for service in WWI. 
Medal: Pioneer Club Women Medal
Medal: West Indies Naval Campaign
Mess Kit, Military: World War I, tin; oval tin dish with cover; fork and spoon
Military Belt: Webbed Belt, World War I
Military Beret: U.S. Army Balloon Corps
Military Hat: Signal Corps
Military Holster: World War I hand gun holster
Military Insignia: WW I, C.W. Hamilton
Military Model, Caquot Balloon: Painted styrofoam model of balloon
Military Model: 1911 US Army Colt 45 
Military Samples: Balloon material, shot down 2nd Battle of the Marne
Military Telegraph Set: World War I
Military Uniforms: WWII Army Air Corp Uniform: Khaki,Dress Green
Military Weapon:  Bayonet in Scabbard, World War I
Military Weapon: Socket Bayonet & Sheath
Mirror: Mutual of Omaha, with 75th Anniversary logo
Mirror: Promotional Ad for Omaha Goods
Napkin, Table: Hotel Blackstone: Plush Horse Room
Night Light: O'Keefe Elevator
Night Light: Packers National Bank
Omaha, Nebraska Souvenir Saucer
Paperweight: Burlington Station, Omaha, Neb
Paperweight: Chicago Lumber Company
Paperweight: New Court House, Omaha, Neb
Patch: American Red Cross Volunteer 
Patch: Balloon Corps patch used by personnel at Fort Omaha
Patch: Metro Area Transit Co.
Patch: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Patch: Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
Pen: Fountain pen used by Nebraska Governor to sign "Double Shift" Bill
Pen: Standard Blue, Architectural, Engineering, Artist Supplies.
Pen: used to sign contracts for the South Omaha bridge
Pencil Holder: Triangle Live Stock Comission Co
Pencils: U.S. Army
Pennants: Omaha University
Percussion Stick: Used by Fred Ebener, leader Omaha-based dance band
Phonograph Record: McFaydens Ford Christmas Greetings
Pillow Cover: WWI ; with "A.E.F." and "Sweetheart"
Pin: Golden Spike Days Lapel Pin
Pin: Knights Templar
Pin: Minnie Collett in picture
Pin: Omaha High School of Commerce
Pin: Omaha Posten (newspaper) Advertising Pin
Pin: Omaha The Key to the Situation
Pin: Omaha: The Key to the Situation
Pin: Red Men Home Coming
Pin: USAF Ground Observer Corps
Pins: Affiliated National Hotels
Pins: Ak-Sar-Ben Membership
Pins: Freemasonry
Pins: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Pins: Yates School Pins.  Eighth grade class pins, with the initials "HYS"
Pitcher, Cream: United States Army Medical Department
Plaque and Key to the City of Omaha given to the NAABCV
Plaque: Employer's Liability Assurance Corp. Ltd.
Plate, Calendar: D.G. Schmidt, Druggist, Omaha
Plate, Commemorative: Nebraska Centennial
Plate, Commemorative: Nebraska Scenes
Plate, Commemorative: Centennial of Omaha Nebraska
Plate, Commemorative: City of Omaha, Mayor Al Veys
Plate, Commemorative: Official Seal of Omaha
Plate, Decorative: Compliments of Central Furniture Store, 17th and Howard
Plate, Printing: Balloon Corps Association with text and images
Plate, Printing: Omaha Presbyterian Churches Newspaper Illustration
Plate: "Here's Johnny's!" Restaurant, Omaha
Plates, Printing: J .L. Brandeis & Sons advertisements
Poster: Action Scenes in France, 1918
Poster: American Balloon Corps Veterans, autographed
Poster: Depicts scenes from Argonne Battle, September 26, 1918
Poster: Fort Omaha 1917 Poster, training grounds for the Balloon Corps
Poster: WW I, "Code Your Message"
Pot Holder: Evans Laundry and Cleaners
Pot Holder: Franklin Furnace
Rain Hat: Hilltop House Restaurant, 49th and Dodge Streets
Ration Book Holder: WWII, containing 17 ration books; eagle on cover
Ration Book: WWII
Ration card, gasoline:  issued to Leata G. Norton.
Ration Folder: WWII Gasoline 
Razor, Shaving: Dunning Hardware Co., Omaha
Remnant: Molding Trim from Dundee Area Streetlamp
Remnant: Omaha Theater Architectural Detail: Plaster Flower Relief
Remnant: Piece of wooden flooring from the Martin Bomber Plant
Ribbon: Bohemian Catholic Union Czech South Omaha
Ribbon: Classical Association of the Middle West and South
Ribbon: Federation Nebraska Retailers Convention
Ribbon: Nebraska State Florists Society, March 19-20 1924
Ribbon: Norden Omaha, a Swedish musical organization.
Ribbon: "Lincoln Welcomes Omaha and So. Omaha Nebraska State Fair
Ribbon: Rebekah Convention
Ribbon: Swedish Students Concert
Ribbons, Military: 43rd Balloon Corps Veterans Reunion, Ft. Omaha
Ribbons: AASR Convention
Ribbons: Douglas County Agricultural Society
Ribbons: Douglas County Fair
Ribbons: Fraternal Order of Eagles Convention
Ribbons: Independent Order of Oddfellows Convention
Ribbons: Omaha Florist Club Convention
Rifle shot souvenir of Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Paris
Ring: University of Omaha, College of Commerce & Finance
River City Beer Cans
Sack: Herzbergs Store, 16th and Douglas.
Sack: Omaha Printing Company
Sack: Silk Shop
Sack: Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
Seal Imprinter: J.L. Brandeis & Sons, Inc.
Seal: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Soap: Fell & Pinkerton Co. Soap sheets in cardboard folder
Spoon: Pressed Tin, from W. S. Balduff Candy Company at 1114 Farnam St.
Spoon: Welch's Lunch 
Spoon: Welch's Lunch Tablespoon
Spoons, Tin: Balduff Omaha
Square Nail: Historic General Grenville M. Dodge House in Council Bluffs, IA.
Stamp Holder: Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Stamps: WWII Gas Rationing
Swagger Stick: World War I
Swizzle Stick: Used on board the Domeliners of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Tag, ID: National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans
Tag, ID: Brownell Hall
Tag, Luggage: Castle Hotel
Tags: Omaha Humane Society
Tech High School Senior Glee Club Letter
Tie Clasps: Ak-Sar-Ben
Token: Inscribed with steer picture and M. F. Shafer & Co. Omaha -
Token: Tomahawk Inn, 8823 Maple Street. Entitled bearer to one free drink.
Token:  "T. J. Kenney 314 S. 14, St. Omaha"
Token: Chris Nielsen's Bar, 2402 Leavenworth Street
Token: Fort Crook Bus Lines
Token: Jamieson's Buffet and Steak House, 3929 Farnam
Token: Omaha Community Playhouse
Token: Paxton Billiards
Token: Red Point WWII Rationing Tokens
Token: Silver Tap Room, Check and 10c Good for one 15c Drink of Whiskey
Tokens: Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
Tray, Silver: Omaha Athletic Club
Trowel, Masonry: used at Court House, Scottish Rite Temple, Dundee School
T-shirt: Ponderosa Bar, Elk City
United States Senate Chamber Pass signed by Sen. Roman Hruska
Vase: WW I Shell Vase, 75 mm artillery shell with hammered decorations
Wooden Nickels: Discounts, Christmas Greetings from Beal's Grill
Wooden Nickels: McCarthy Heating & Air Conditioning
WWII Submarine replica made for Rachel Jensen by Italian prisoner of war
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Coaster, Boys Town,
1991


Membership Card,
American Balloon Corps Veterans, 1932

 

Ribbon, Bohemian Catholic Union, 1906


Souvenir Peace Jubilee, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, 1898


Patch, Omaha &
Council Bluffs
Street Railway


Playing Cards,
Northern Natural Gas

Pennant, Omaha University, 1950


Glass, Omaha South High School Packers, 1985


Button, Welcome Home Thurston Rifles, 1899


Medal, Victory,
for World War I
service, 1919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Coaster,
White Horse Inn,
1936