Showing posts with label Lincoln. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lincoln. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

1906 Library, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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From Sophia Grau, 1901 Lincoln Ave., Omaha, Nebraska - Published by E.C. Kropp, Milwaukee, no. 1946 -- This card was mailed to Mr. Ernest Atkins, Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Bennett Martin Library, Lincoln, NE

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Bennett S. "Abe" Martin was a leading business, civic, and political figure in Lincoln for many years. He served as Lincoln's mayor from 1956 to 1959 after a term on the city council. Martin and his wife, Dorothy Bridgmon Martin, were noted for their many philanthropies, including the endowment that allowed construction of the library that bears the family name. [Thanks to lancaster.ne.gov]