In the fall of
2001 the Nebraska State Historical Society received a donation
of more than two thousand glass plate negatives from the Palisade,
Nebraska, area. This collection is of particular interest because
it tells the story of life in southwestern Nebraska during the
early decades of the twentieth century. This area of the state
was not well represented in the Society collections prior to
this generous donation.
After the collection
came to Lincoln, Society staff and volunteers from the Lincoln
Camera Club began the arduous task of cleaning each glass plate
negative in preparation for digital scanning. Several of the
negative boxes included a handwritten label stating they were
from the Bostock Studio. Interestingly, no mention of the Bostock
Studio has been located in southwestern Nebraska city directories
or phone books from the era. We need your help. Do you recognize
anyone in these photographs? Have you seen these buildings before?
Did you have your portrait taken by the Bostock Studio? If so,
please
e-mail us or write to the Society to help us
learn more about this important piece of Nebraska's past.
