Ruins of Court House, Broken Bow, Nebr. January 15, 1910. RG3335.PH000004-000080

ID: 118 ~ Source: RG3335 Custer County (Nebraska), Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1910
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Ruins of Court House, Broken Bow, Nebr. January 15, 1910. RG3335.PH000004-000080
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Ruins of the Custer County Court House in Broken Bow, Nebraska, January 15, 1910. Several people can be seen looking at the charred ruins. Two young people are posed at the center of the image looking towards the camera.

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