Paper treasures give a glimpse at Lincoln businesses in the 1890's
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[April 26, 2018]     Send a link to a friend  Share

Pictures by  Curtis Fox

An ad printed by The Lincoln Herald.

 

An ad for the Lincoln Business College from the 1890’s.		  

Bill Donath holds a newspaper printed by The Lincoln Herald called, The Charitable Observer, that was the monthly paper of the Lincoln School for the Feeble Minded, later known as the Lincoln State School and Colony. 		 


An ad for horse collars that were produced at the Lincoln Horse Collar Factory in the 1890’s.

  


An ad for a shooting match.

  


An ad for a Lincoln restaurant from the 1890’s. Oysters were big in those days. Check out the prices.

  


Bill Donath’s home-made restoration facility for the newspaper rolls. After the papers are unrolled, they are placed in a high humidity environment and then flattened under the very heavy book on the right.

 

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