Courtesy of Douglas Bamforth and the University of Nebraska State Museum

Courtesy University of Nebraska-Lincoln

By Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) from Volume 1 of 'Travels in the Interior of North America' [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dahlman was the "Perpetual Mayor of Omaha", fiercely anti-prohibition and he ran for governor of Nebraska in 1910 but was defeated. Courtesy of Nebraska State Historical Society

Courtesy University of Nebraska State Museum

Courtesy UNL Department of Anthropology

Courtesy UNL Department of Anthropology

Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society

courtesy of Wikipedia

By Samuel Lewis (ca.1753-1822) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Bronze Statue York Statue at Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, Louisville, Kentucky.

George Caleb Bingham [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Illustration from 1912 book KANSAS: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc

By Unknown or not provided (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

By Seth Eastman (1808-75) (Wisconsin Historical Society) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society, RG2608-1084

Image for 1850 - 1874 timeline

Timeline Image for 1850-1874 Beef Moves to Nebraska

Timeline Image for African American Settlers - 1850-74

Timeline image for Pre-1500 on Geological Time