Among the Sky-Scrapers, Grand Island, Nebraska — Palace Cafe

From his series of Nebraska town views, C. E. Yocam captures a Grand Island street scene with a title that gently mocks its urban aspirations. The designated sky scraper is a four story commercial block, its primary feature an elaborate projecting sign for the Palace Cafe. Pedestrians in summer attire pass below, completing a picture of prairie life aspiring to metropolitan sophistication. Unlike most known cards from Yocam's numbered run, this view was issued without a visible plate number, adding a small bibliographic puzzle to its social commentary.