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 a horse-drawn buggy parked in front, and a row of hitching posts down the middle of the street. In front of the title "Stock Exchange, South Omaha, Neb." on the top of the postcard is printed the number 6553 and "Omaha Stationary Co., 1807 Farnam St.
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
