9/11 Attacks 20th Anniversary
Construction of Hastings’ first library was a big enough event to bring the first visit from a sitting U.S. president to the city.
West Second Street between Hastings and Lincoln avenues in Hastings in May 1929.
An 18-year-old pilot was killed and his 18-year-old passenger badly injured when the “The Pride of Hastings,” a pioneer monoplane, crashed in a cornfield west of Hastings at 8:30 p.m. on July 4, 1929.
The Pride of Hastings plane is manually started in the March 11, 1928 photo. July 4, 1929 the plane crashed killing 18-year-old pilot Harold Rudd and injured 18-year-old passenger Donald Tilden in a cornfield west of Hastings. Tribune File photo 3-11-1928
While most people recognize the Masonic Center as one of the larger and more historic buildings in Hastings, few among us remember when it was new.
These two photos show a busy Second Street in Hastings on May 1, 1945.
With snow drifts reaching 8 feet high or more, a snowstorm on Nov. 18, 1948, blocked all streets and highways, closed schools and caused heavy property damage in Hastings.
The Hastings High boys varsity basketball team won the Class A state basketball title with a 58-42 win over Omaha Benson at the University of Nebraska Coliseum in Lincoln.
The 1954 Hastings High Boys' Basketball state champs. Tribune file 3-13-1954
Hastings High boys' state basektball champs. Tribune File 3-13-1954
Hastings High boys' basketball champs. Tribune File 3-13-1954
Hastings High boys' state basketball champs. Tribune Filer 3-13-1954
Action photo from Hastings High boys' basketball championship March 12, 1954. Tribune Filer 3-13-1954
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