Button; Dedication, State Normal School Kearney, 1905, Celluloid

ID: 45 ~ Source: Fowler, W.K. Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1905
This file appears in: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Button; Dedication, State Normal School Kearney, 1905, Celluloid
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Button from the dedication of the State Normal School Kearney, 1905. The round button is made of celluloid, and has an image of a large building.

This file appears in: University of Nebraska at Kearney

By The Explore Nebraska History team
In 1903 the legislature appropriated $50,000 to establish a state normal school in central or western Nebraska. After 111 ballots, the State Board of Education chose Kearney as the site. The city donated twenty acres on the west side of town for a…