Color postcard (14 x 9 cm.) with an exterior view of the Livestock Exchange Building and the Union Stockyards National Bank in South Omaha, Nebraska. There is an elevated sign above the building with "Stock Yards National Bank." There are automobiles parked along the street, and a fenced yard area lined with trees is to the side of the building. The title "Stock Exchange, South Omaha, Neb." is in the top left corner. On the reverse side of the postcard are the typeset words "Omaha - The Convention City of the West".
The Livestock Exchange Building was constructed in 1885 to house the growing livestock business. The structure was designed by the firm of Mendelssohn & Fisher and built by J.E. Riley. The Livestock Exchange housed 40 offices and 25 exchange firms. A 70 room hotel was located within the Exchange to accommodate overnight businessmen. Source: Omaha Stockyards: A Century of Marketing; Commemorative Book: 1884-1984. Omaha, NE, 1984, p. 5
