Lincoln

The village of Lancaster became the state of Nebraska’s first capital city in 1867, renamed Lincoln. Not everyone predicted its success. One early observer noted: “There are no roads leading to it now. It has no commerce and there is scarcely a wagon load of produce raised annually within ten, perhaps twenty miles of it.” These postcards from the authors’ collections tell a different story in 200—plus images of a city that not only survived but thrived. Most of these images are from postcar...