Front cover of a Trans-Mississippi Exposition program, with an image of the "Arch of the States."

ID: 216 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, SFN96673
This file appears in: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
Front cover of a Trans-Mississippi Exposition program, with an image of the "Arch of the States."
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Front cover of a Trans-Mississippi Exposition program, with an image of the "Arch of the States."

This file appears in: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition

By The Explore Nebraska History team
In 1898, following the financial panic of 1893 and the droughts of 1894-95, a world-class exposition was held in Omaha under the guidance of Gurdon W. Wattles and other civic leaders. The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition emulated…