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Letter from Alex Campbell of Kearney, Nebraska Entering the Omaha World Herald's "Oldest Farmer Contest," February 5, 1952

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In Folder: Correspondence from Entrants, 38-59 Years

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Letter from Alex Campbell of Kearney, Nebraska Entering the Omaha World Herald's "Oldest Farmer Contest," February 5, 1952

RG4296.AM

History Nebraska

Title: Letter from Alex Campbell of Kearney, Nebraska Entering the Omaha World Herald's "Oldest Farmer Contest," February 5, 1952

Record Group Number: RG4296.AM

Collection: Oldest Farmer Contest

Location: HQ 01/15/08/02

Box: Box 1

Folder: Folder 3

Contributing Institution: History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/

Creator: Campbell, Alex

Contributor: Omaha World-Herald Company

Date: 1952-02-05

Description: Letter from Alex Campbell of Kearney, Nebraska entering the Omaha World-Herald's "Oldest Farmer Contest." The letter, dated February 5, 1952, provides details into Campbell's life and experiences as a farmer.

Language: eng

Subject (Topics) : Agricultural laborers

Subject (Topics) : Farm life

Source (Names): Campbell, Alex

Source (Names): Omaha World-Herald Company

Source (Places): Kearney (Neb.)

Source (Places): Buffalo County (Neb.)

Source (Places): Omaha (Neb.)

Source (Temporal): 1950s

Source (Temporal): 1890s

Format-Extent: 2 pages

Format-Medium: correspondence

Type: Text

Relation: Original

Rights: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at History Nebraska. For more information contact: hn.web@nebraska.gov

File Format: TIF

Date Digital : 2020-11-02

Identifier: RG4296b001f002i0018-0019

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