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A History of the Carter White Lead Company Factory in East Omaha

Carter White Lead Company, Omaha

For 40 years, one plant poisoned North Omaha with heinous disregard. This is a history of the Carter White Lead Company factory in East Omaha.

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A History of the U.S. Brush Company

U.S. Brush Company, 4301 North 28th Street, North Omaha, Nebraska.
This is the office of the U.S. Brush Company factory at 4301 North 28th Street.

This is a history of the U.S. Brush Company factory once located in North Omaha.

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A History of the Omaha Motor Car Company in North Omaha

Omaha 30, Omaha Motor Car Company, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is the "first of the Omaha Motor Car Co.'s product." Only six were ever built.

When the automobile industry was just getting started, every major city in the United States had at least one manufacturer. In Omaha, there were several including the Ottomobile, Ford trucks, and the Omaha Car, which lasted for just over a year between 1912 and 1913. This is a history of the Omaha Motor Car Company […]

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20th century 21st century architecture Belt Line Railway Buildings Demolished buildings economics historic preservation Lost history Manufacturing

A History of Murphy, Wasey and Company Factory in North Omaha

Murphy, Wasey and Company factory built at Spaulding Street and Belt Line Railway, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is the Murphy, Wasey and Company factory built at Spaulding Street on the Belt Line Railway in 1890.

In 1890, a major Detroit-based chair manufacturer called Murphy, Wasey and Company arrived in a big way in North Omaha. Located at 3167-77 Spaulding Street along what was then called North 32nd (aka John A. Creighton Boulevard) and the Belt Line Railway, the company built a large factory and employed a hundred people. It was […]

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A History of the Machinery and Electricity Building in North Omaha

This is the Machinery and Electricity Building in North Omaha
This is the Machinery and Electricity Building in 1898. It was demolished the next year.

This is a history of the Manufactures Building at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition.

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1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 19th century Architects architecture Buildings Expo grounds History of Nebraska industry Manufacturing

A History of the Manufactures Building in North Omaha

Manufactures Building (1897-1899), N. 19th and Pratt Streets, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, North Omaha, Nebraska.
This was the Manufactures Building at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition.

This is a history of the Manufactures Building at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition.