Hello Holly - very nice to meet you. I'm sending a courtesy copy to the Nebraska Platte County list. They're research is mainly in and around Columbus Nebraska and you'll get the widest exposure with their knowledge of your research efforts. I would expect them to reply directly to you but in order to keep everyone in the loop I recommend you join this email list. There's somewhere around 300 members if I remember correctly and they're located all over the US, but all have ties back into the Columbus area. Omaha is governed under Douglas County. They have a message board and possibly other genealogy sites from that area - just do a google search. I believe someone from the Platte County list here, will be able to give you today's exact address as to the location of W.R. Notestein's place of business. It's possible they are still active, but it's doubtful. Anyway, you should get what you need, maybe even a photo of the building that's on the property now. One thing that's going to help you bunches is for you to post those photo's somewhere so people can see them. Most internet Service Providers give each customer some web space to put things up there free. Sometimes it's not much, but it's a start.You won't be able to post the photo's to the Platte list as per Rootsweb regulations, but I think you can use your Facebook page to post them at no cost as well. I think the Columbus list members would like to see those photo's you've "unearthed". The time frame is about perfect for those of us who research relatives through the years you mentioned and I would be flabbergasted if some photo's were not identified for you. If you have trouble posting them somewhere, email and I'll do my best to help on this. Tom On Jul 26, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Holly Logue wrote: > Hello. > > My name is Holly Logue. I am a 14 year old living in Maryland. My mom's boss recently gave me a shoebox full of old photographs, as I am interested in photography as well as history. I believe they are family photos. Most of the photos are from photographers around Nebraska. They range from family portraits to landscapes. The dates are from around 1909 - 1949. I decided to do some internet searches to try to find information on the photographers. I also wanted to see if any of the subjects of the photos were still in the area they were taken in. I have so far found a recent photo of one of the houses. The house belonged to a Mr. and Mrs. Blaser. The photo in my possession was of the couple standing on the porch of their home in Omaha. The pictures I am doing a more recent search on were taken by a W.R. Notestein. Each of the three pictures I am doing research on are matted. The photo boards each read: W.R. Notestein, Olive Street, Columbus, Neb. The finest quality of work executed in every branch. Duplicates $2.00 per doz., and $1.00 per 1-2 doz. > My google search led me to the page with this link address: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NEPLATTE/2011-03/1299162860 . Which listed this email at the bottom. I was wondering if you had an exact address of the photographer's shop. Or any pictures of Mr. Notestein. Please contact me in return. Thank you! > > Sincerely, > Holly Logue > >