Union Pacific Headquarters Building, 9th & Farnam, Omaha

Herman Heyn · Omaha, Nebraska

Date: c. 1885–1892
Medium: Stereoview
Subject: Architecture
Origin: Heyn's Stereoscopic Views, No. 37 — “Union Pacific Head-quarters.” Yellow card mount with arched twin prints; side titles “HEYN'S ARTISTIC VIEWS” and “CITY OF OMAHA AND VICINITY.” Verso prints the 51-subject series list and the 1509 Douglas Street imprint. Pencil “375” at upper right of verso (later collector/dealer inventory).

The original Union Pacific Railroad headquarters in Omaha stands at the corner of Ninth and Farnam streets in this stereoview by local photographer Herman Heyn. Number 37 in a series dedicated to the city and its vicinity, the albumen prints offer a finely detailed vantage of the Second Empire edifice, with tracks running directly along its Ninth Street facade. The building was demolished c. 1916, rendering this three dimensional document a valuable record of a lost civic landmark and the railroad's foundational presence in the city.

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