South Omaha People
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People journeyed from many distant lands to this prairie village that grew so rapidly it was called The Magic City. South Omaha's stockyards and meat-packing plants were their destination for hope and opportunity. Union Stockyards, founded in 1883, became a major livestock market due to its location adjacent to river and rail transportation.
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Tag, Celluloid; Ship Your Livestock to South Omaha, Cow Head on Reverse 9805-336
Celluloid tag. Octogon shape with metal chain and bar. "Ship Your Livestock to South Omaha" There is an illustration of a longhorn cow head on the reverse with red lettering that reads "Headed For / South Omaha, Neb." | Source: Buck, Kathryn Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society
Card, Trade; Cudahy Meat, Pull-Out Hog 9977-278
Trading card from the Cudahy Packing Company. It features a picture of a hog , that pulls apart to reveal hanging pork cuts and a can of lard in the middle. | Source: Svoboda, Jerry and Leona Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society
Men dressing hog carcasses at the Dold Packing Company. RG3882 Dewell, Nathaniel L. 188?-1954
Men dressing hog carcasses at the Dold Packing Company, 6023 South 27th Street, Omaha, NE | Source: RG3882 Dewell, Nathaniel L. 188?-1954, Nebraska State Historical Society | Date: 1927
Japanese settlement, South Omaha, NE RG3882.PH000032-000273-b
A large two story house with habitable attic used as a Japanese settlement in South Omaha, NE. Many Japanese were brought into South Omaha to work at the various packing plants. | Source: RG3882 Dewell, Nathaniel L., Nebraska State Historical Society | Date: 1938 circa