Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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Rare Publications

Rare Publications

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Legacy of the Plains has a broad selection of historic books on western history dating from the 1840s to the 1940s.

We have historic maps of the North Platte Valley region depicting soils, irrigation, land ownership, railroad lines and local cities.

Our holdings also include rare promotional literature such as advertisements, sales catalogs and brochures, breeding stock sales books, business ledgers and vintage magazines.

We also have farming equipment manuals from almost every major U.S. manufacturer of farm equipment, including John Deere, International Harvester, Allis Chalmers, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, Case, Hart Parr, and Fordson. We have manuals of every type, including:

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Hours of Operation

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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