The images in this collection have been selected to give the viewer a deeper understanding of the influences and inspirations that Bess Streeter Aldrich drew upon when writing the 1928 novel "A Lantern in Her Hand." The items shown in the images are on display at the Bess Streeter Aldrich House and Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum in Elmwood, Nebraska.
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Contact Information:
Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation
P.O. Box 167
Elmwood, NE 68349
(402) 994-3855
tlorensen@windstream.net
Bess Streeter Aldrich House & Museum 
