Old pictures of Merna

1886

A sod blacksmith shop in Sod Town, a community located just outside of Merna

1873

FLOURING MILL

1903

Bethel Chapel

1916

DEPOT

1913

radstreet & Clemens Company Sales - East Fourth Street

1917

Draftees depart for WWI

1915

Jitney Bussing Company

1910

North Walnut Street

1915

Dressmaking College

1913

North & Robinson Horse & Mule Market

1957

Third City Livestock Sale Barn - Auction Block

1917

Grand Island Business College

1915

Candy Kitchen Soda Fountain - 318 W. 3rd Street

1915

Budweiser Bowling Team

1918

214 E. 3rd Street

c. 1890

STREET

1910

CHURCH OS ASUMPTION

c. 1890

DEPOT

1889

STREET

c. 1903

MAIN ST.

c. 1903

PARADE ON MAIN ST.

c. 1880

Medical District

c. 1873

Colonel Thomas Hastings

1880

City Leaders

c. 1873

First Methodist Church

1873

The Candy Kitchen

1900

astings Brewery Company

1879

Fire destroys most of the first Hastings businesses

c. 1873

First School House

1910

SCULLY HOTEL

1909

Cyclone Damage

1928

Ku Klux Klan rally

1901

Sioux Indian Pow Wow - Main Street

1884

Main Street

1890

MAIN ST.

c. 1922

TOURIST CAMP

1930

Indian School Room

1911

Baseball Team

1890

MAIN ST

1911

SCHOOL

1891

Louise Pound and (right) Willa Cather