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Results of Drought in Richardson County, Nebraska, 1938

Results of Drought in Richardson County, Nebraska, 1938

Courtesy Library of Congress

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Read more about it:Beef Plentiful ‘Out Where West Begins’by Winn Nelson, February 20, 1944

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Women supervised by military personnel in meatpacking plant in World War II

Women supervised by military personnel in meatpacking plant in World War II

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Customers shopping at the meat counter in Freadrich Bros. Cash & Carry Market, 1945

Customers shopping at the meat counter in Freadrich Bros. Cash & Carry Market, 1945

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Buying Cattle at an Auction, 1939

Buying Cattle at an Auction, 1939

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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A cow freed from a drift on the Eldon Miller farm near Belmont, NE, 1949

A cow freed from a drift on the Eldon Miller farm near Belmont, NE, 1949

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Army and National Guard bulldozers were joined by dozers belonging to private contractors

Army and National Guard bulldozers were joined by dozers belonging to private contractors

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941

Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration, 80-G-32792

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Women taking a break after detasseling corn; Lancaster County, Nebraska, July 1943

Women taking a break after detasseling corn; Lancaster County, Nebraska, July 1943

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Great Seal of the United States

Great Seal of the United States

Courtesy U.S. Government, Public Domain

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Conscientious objectors working as firefighters

Conscientious objectors working as firefighters

From the 1993 NET program A Matter of Conscience

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WWII K-9 Soldiers and dogs in V-Formation at Fort Robinson

WWII K-9 Soldiers and dogs in V-Formation at Fort Robinson

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Members of the 134th Infantry, Nebraska National Guard in Alaska

Members of the 134th Infantry, Nebraska National Guard in Alaska

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (from left), Gen. Baade, Col. Miltonberger, General Patton, and an aide review the 134th in Cornwall, England; June 1944

Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (from left), Gen. Baade, Col. Miltonberger, General Patton, and an aide review the 134th in Cornwall, England; June 1944

From the 1991 NET Television program All Hell Can’t Stop Us

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Some of the 1943 North Platte Canteen officers display ham sandwiches prepared for those in uniform

Some of the 1943 North Platte Canteen officers display ham sandwiches prepared for those in uniform

Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Archives, npcanteen_up11

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Gov. Dwight Griswold presents Abbott and Costello with an ear of corn as a memento of their trip to Nebraska to help sell war bonds

Gov. Dwight Griswold presents Abbott and Costello with an ear of corn as a memento of their trip to Nebraska to help sell war bonds

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Gov. Dwight Griswold buying war bonds from a Girl Scout Troop on the steps of the Capitol in Lincoln

Gov. Dwight Griswold buying war bonds from a Girl Scout Troop on the steps of the Capitol in Lincoln

Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society, RG2183-1944-0520-1

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World War II U.S. Propaganda Poster: "Stamp 'Em Out! Buy U.S. Stamps and Bonds"

World War II U.S. Propaganda Poster: "Stamp 'Em Out! Buy U.S. Stamps and Bonds"

Courtesy Library of Congress, POS-WPA-LA .B88, no. 3

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A leaflet that the Germans dropped on Nebraska troops during the last days of World War II.Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society, 6099-26

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