Historic Photos of Omaha
From its beginnings as a frontier military post on the Missouri River, through its years as a transportation and meatpacking center, to its present role as a home to Fortune 500 companies, Omaha has always been a city of opportunity, growth, and change.
Historic Photos of Omaha captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. In these pages are unique visual records of the city's history, presented in hundreds of historic photographs.
From the muddy streets of a cattle town to the bustling thoroughfares of a modern metropolis, these images tell a story of transportation and commerce, of churches and schools, of wars and disasters. Photographs of the great Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898, Boys Town, city parks, neighborhoods, and the downtown of bygone eras are all here, preserved in striking black and white images that capture historic events and everyday life of a unique and vibrant city in the heart of America.
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Book details
- Author
- Jeffrey Spencer
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Omaha history · Nebraska · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · local history · American cities · transportation and commerce
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369752
About the author
JEFFREY SPENCER is the author of three books documenting the history and architecture of Omaha. His recent books include Remembering Omaha, Historic Photos of Omaha and Building for the Ages: Omaha’s Architectural Landmarks.
Historic Photos of Omaha presents hundreds of historic photographs tracing Omaha’s development from a frontier town to a modern metropolis. Spencer co-wrote Building for the Ages: Omaha’s Architectural Landmarks with Kristine Gerber, offering a visual and historical tour of 155 of Omaha’s significant structures.