Executive officers of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Description
The executive officers of the Trans-Mississippi Exhibition are sitting around a table in this black and white photograph. From left to right, the men are: Freeman P. Kirkendall, Edward E. Bruce, Abraham L. Reed, Zachary T. Lindsey (chairman), John A. Wakefield (secretary), Edward Rosewater, William N. Babcock, and Gurdon W. Wattles (president). All of the men are wearing dark suits, white shirts, and ties. The table at which they are sitting is covered in a white tablecloth and set with silverware and classes. The wall behind the men has a large fireplace and glass-fronted cabinets.
This meeting was held at the Omaha Club, located on 20th and Douglas Streets. Source: Spencer, Jeffrey. Historic Photos of Omaha. Nashville: Turner Publishing, 2007, p. 47.
