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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha Street View, South from a Jobber-District Corner (Untitled)

Jackson Bros. · Omaha, Nebraska

Date
c. 1868–1875
Medium
stereoview
Subject
main_street
Origin
Jackson Bros., Photographers — Views of Omaha

An untitled street scene by the Jackson Brothers studio documents a commercial thoroughfare in Omaha during a period of rapid post-railroad expansion. Photographed from an upper floor in the city’s wholesale district, the precise vantage remains provisionally identified. The view's final documentation awaits the discovery of a titled duplicate or a city directory match for the tobacconist whose painted sign is partially visible on a distant storefront. It offers a specific but as yet unpinned perspective on the developing urban landscape.

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