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"Hover" over each photo for the photo number and a brief description.  click on a photo for an enlarged view. the "notes" above may have additional information; they are arranged by photo number. 

Photo 1, Charles and Violet Binder and sons Leland, Glen, Charles, Jr., Joe, and Willard

Photo 2, Street scene, unidentified men and horses

Photo 3, Gordon Bethel in his drugstore, with customers Lawrence J. Wenzbauer, Melvin Wenzbauer, Joe McNeely, and Cloyd Freeman

Photo 4, flooding, probably the Nemaha River, photo marked on back "Eva Linn"

Photo 5, unidentified building, probably a boarding house.

Photo 6, Basketball team, year unknown. Identified on back by multiple handwriting Front row: Floyd Poteet, E. Wood, Raymond Andrew Back row: _____________, Earl _____, _____________ Fellers

Photo 6, reverse of Photo of basketball team

Photo 7, St. John's Catholic Church

Photo 8, Unidentified bridge. possibly over a railroad

Photo 9, unidentified band. Pre-1900 based on hats and instruments.

Photograph 10, 1943 Football Team. Back row – Clarence Krofta, Edwin Hanna, Kenneth Gottula, Jerry Mullins, Willard Binder, Joe Sochor, and Bill Marfice. Middle Row – Supt. Priestley, Bill Snook, Emmit Morrison, Elmer Klapka , ___________, Bob Wilcox, and Rudy Senft. Front Row: Alvin Kent, Leland Binder, Donald Brown, Frank petrasek, and Roger Sandusky

Photo 11. Lindsley House, 706 Luzerne. Oldest house in Table Rock, built in 1872.

Photo 12, Businesses on west side of square, from the left: old shoe shop, old Argus Office, Wilson’s Photography Studio, and Fire Barn

Photograph 13, Cast of the play A Womanless Wedding, with Table Rock residents, but venue is not currently recognized as in Table Rock, is possibly in Pawnee City. A tag with indicates there were 70 persons, and identifies most of them. FIRST ROW: 1. Lester Taylor, 2. Rudie Kalina, 3. Frank Tomek, 4. Jess Price, 5. Gaylord Wilson, 6. _______, 7. Vess Bailey, 8. Bill Vondrasek, 9. Jim Jobes, 10. Joe T omek, 11. Ralph Cotton, 12. Arthur Horton, 13. Ernest Kieser, 14. Herman Horton, 15. David Jones, 16. Fred Tomek. SECOND ROW: 17. Hugh Hazel, 18. _______, 19. Earl Jones, 20. John Tomek, 21. C. H. Norris, 22. Bill Morris, 23. Guy Bonham, 24. Charley Jones, 25. Mr. Pugh, 26. Bill Allis, 27. ______, 28. Earl Erwin, 29. Arnold Petrasek, 30. R. C. Zink, 31. Charlie Harlow, 32. Vernon Sandusky, 33. Gordon Bethel, 34. _____, 35. John Groff, 36. Bill Linn, 57. E.J. Wood, 38. Frank Kovanda, 39. Albert Wopata, 40. Walter Kenner, 41. Lewis Hubka. THIRD ROW: 42. Will Alderman, 43. Archie Harris, 44. Joe Branek, 45. Lavon Jone, 46. Don Pugh, 47. _________, 48. __ __ Kalina, 49. Lawrence Duder, 50. ___________, 51. Ray Wadlow, 52. Harry Carlton, 53. Floyd Richie, 54. Rudy Zelenka, 55. Wayne Kubicek, 56. Jess Wopata, 57. Jay Mehlin, 58. Mr. Trout, 59. Cecil Sandusky, 60. Len Snell, 61. _______, 62. Ludwick Jasa, 63. Guss Messer, 64. Edd Forland, 65. Kad Covault, 66. Hollie Burrow, 67. Edd Hanna, 68 – 70 unknown.

Photo 13, list of names with photograph of Cast of A Womanless WeddingFIRST ROW: 1. Lester Taylor, 2. Rudie Kalina, 3. Frank Tomek, 4. Jess Price, 5. Gaylord Wilson, 6. _______, 7. Vess Bailey, 8. Bill Vondrasek, 9. Jim Jobes, 10. Joe T omek, 11. Ralph Cotton, 12. Arthur Horton, 13. Ernest Kieser, 14. Herman Horton, 15. David Jones, 16. Fred Tomek. SECOND ROW: 17. Hugh Hazel, 18. _______, 19. Earl Jones, 20. John Tomek, 21. C. H. Norris, 22. Bill Morris, 23. Guy Bonham, 24. Charley Jones, 25. Mr. Pugh, 26. Bill Allis, 27. ______, 28. Earl Erwin, 29. Arnold Petrasek, 30. R. C. Zink, 31. Charlie Harlow, 32. Vernon Sandusky, 33. Gordon Bethel, 34. _____, 35. John Groff, 36. Bill Linn, 57. E.J. Wood, 38. Frank Kovanda, 39. Albert Wopata, 40. Walter Kenner, 41. Lewis Hubka. THIRD ROW: 42. Will Alderman, 43. Archie Harris, 44. Joe Branek, 45. Lavon Jone, 46. Don Pugh, 47. _________, 48. __ __ Kalina, 49. Lawrence Duder, 50. ___________, 51. Ray Wadlow, 52. Harry Carlton, 53. Floyd Richie, 54. Rudy Zelenka, 55. Wayne Kubicek, 56. Jess Wopata, 57. Jay Mehlin, 58. Mr. Trout, 59. Cecil Sandusky, 60. Len Snell, 61. _______, 62. Ludwick Jasa, 63. Guss Messer, 64. Edd Forland, 65. Kad Covault, 66. Hollie Burrow, 67. Edd Hanna, 68 – 70 unknown.

Photo 13, Casting list, part 1 of 2. Note: There are photographs of TWO productions of this play, this one very large and another smaller. This is believed to be with the large cast in Photo 13.

Photo 13, Casting list, part 2 of 2.

Photo 14, the Hotel Murphy, a railroad hotel that was on the present site of the Reno Inn.

Photo 14, reverse side of the photograph bears the names of Anna Kolacney Hanna and Mary Kolacney Flider. It is unknown whether these are two of the persons in the photo, or donated the photo

Photo 15, The Christian Church and congregation. The Church was built in 1890. In the background is the school that was built in 1902.

Photo 16, Cooper Mills in Humboldt, Nebraska, a postcard.

Photo 16, postcard side of the photo. Postmark date is illegible.

Photo 17, Humboldt Presbyterian Church. This is a postcard.

Photo 17, Humboldt Presbyterian church, article about its history attached to the photo.

Photo 17, photo of JHumboldt Presbyterian Church and article as donated.

Photo 17, Humboldt Presbyterian Church, this is the postcard side of this picture postcard.

Photo 18, unidentified group. Picture is annotated east of cemetery. Appears to be the Czech cemetery east of town.

Photo 19. ZCBJ Horse drawn float in parade. (Riders on float are holding sign that says ZCBJ.)

Photo 20, Table Rock Band with Moto-Drome in the background. Back row: Fred Tomek, Rudolph Krofta, Rudolf Kalina, Art Krofta, Charles Rabstejnek, Ralph Cotton, and Otto Vondrasek. Front row: Joseph Tomek (clarinet), Frnk Tomek, Arnold Petrasek, Emil Rabstejnek, _________, Bemmy Irwin, and Chester Fisher

Photo 21, horse-drawn buggy, appears to be a float in a parade. There appear to be flowers along the lower part of the canopy, and a small flat is in the lower left of picture. Labeled as by F. E. Griffing, Photographer, Table Rock,Nebraska.

Photo 22. Float in parade. Photographer F. E. Griffing, Table Rock. Sign appears to be behind rather than on it, says Camp (992?), M.W.A. , presumably the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal benefit society still in existence today. The MWA had (and has) camps. The Woodmen of the World split off from the MWA in 1890.

Photo 23, Table RockHigh School, school year 1921-22. Students identified in attached tag.

Photo 23. Table Rock High School 1921-22: FRONT ROW: Edwin Swartz, Willie Slack, Hobart Phillips, Durward hayek, Frank Langr, Art Graham, Homer Johnson, Willis Bethel, Lavon Jones, Ed Blecha, Cecil Horton, Leonard Reuter, Hollis Burow, Rudolph Zelenka, Ray Aylor, and Lawrence Duder. SECOND ROW; Marvin Shepherd, Anthony Zelenka, Frank Briant, Lee Cross, Raymond Babcock, Lloyd Covault, Ludvig Jasa, Jess Wopata, George Tibbetts, Frederick Wood, Grace Bedea, Della Bowen, Eunice Schasse, Emma Bioly, Stella Bowen, Emma Wood, Mildred Griffing, and Supt. E.D. Trump. THIRD ROW: Ruby Sheperd, Eiolen Shelenbarger, Edith Petitt, Nellie McNight, Ellen McKnight, Imo Gates, Mabel Hansen, Ruth HOrton, Mary Wood, Emily Stech, Cleo Aylor, Helen Bain, Tony Tlustos, Emma Vrtiska, Jane Tenk, Lou Smith, Jennie Langr, Mildred Kent, Emma Fritz, Jessie Hanna, Marjorie Phillips , Lona Jones, Mildred Brock, Laura Aylor, Ural Freeman, Gladys Herrick, Otilie Kotalik, Ruby Pettit, and Mildred Nickelson

Photo 24. K.P. Atlantis Lodge No. 94, DuBois, Nebraska, 1944. Willis Reist, Wilfred Reist, Robert Bock, Norman Droge, W.A. hecht, Dponald Robgers; NEXT ROW: Frank Martiney, Joe Griffith, Arnold Chauza, Glen Allison, Paul Korber, Bill Schotz, Robert Droge, and Oliver Mosteller; NEXT ROW: Orville Hecht – K.R.S., L.E. Poteet-M.E., Nate Allison-M.F., Leonard Rogers – C.C., Ivan Stepan-V.C., Kermit Droge-M.W., George Noble-M.A. Inset-Willard Rogers.

Photo 25. Table Rock High School Band to play at Pawnee County Fair. After having been organized only 9 months, won first prize at state contest for Class C . Also playing was Pawnee City band, identified as first prize for Class A and state Grand Champions in 1928 and 1929