Trans-Mississippi Exposition
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 1 to November 1, 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently. Over 2.6million people came to Omaha to view the 4,062 exhibits during the five months of the Exposition. President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were among the dignitaries who attended at the invitation of Gurdon Wattles, the event's leader. A hundred thousand people assembled on the plaza to hear them speak. The Expo stretched over a tract in North Omaha and featured a lagoon encircled by 21 classical buildings that featured fine and modern products from around the world.One reporter wrote, "Perhaps the candid Nebraskan would tell you in a moment of frank contriteness that the prime object of this exposition was to boom Omaha." Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Ripley, Charles S.
Published 1898Chicago : Geo. K. Hazlitt & Co., 1898.12 p.“...Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition...”
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2by Haynes, James B.
Published 1910St. Louis, Mo : Woodward and Tiernan Printing Co., 1910.487 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.“...Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition...”
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3Published 1899Dubuque, Iowa : Telegraph Printing Co., 1899.7 p.l., [19]-173 [5] p. ill., ports. front., pl. ; 24 cm.“...Iowa Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Commission...”
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4Published 1898Omaha, Neb. : Megeath Stationery Co., c1898.189 p. : ill., maps, plan ; 17 cm.“...Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Omaha, Neb....”
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5Published 1898Omaha : Klopp & Bartlett Co., c1898.146 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.“...Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Omaha, Neb....”
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6Published 1898[S.l. : s.n., 1898?]31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.“...Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Omaha, Neb....”
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7Report of Illinois Commission to Trans-Mississippi Exposition [to be held in Omaha in the year 1898]Published 1899Springfield, Ill., Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1899.18 p. 23 cm.“...Illinois Commission to Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition...”
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8Published 1898[Topeka, Kan., 1898]99 p. incl. front., illus. 23 cm.“...Kansas. Commission Trans-Mississippi and international exposition, Omaha, 1898...”