Photograph of the interior of the Burlington Station for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball and the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. Inside the classical revival train station, double marble columns stand in the foreground at right. Another marble column stands in the shadows at left with a light fixture attached to a wall in front of it. Beyond the columns, the station opens up to a large lobby. The floor is covered in a mosaic pattern. A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling left-of-center. Handrails surround 2 staircases beneath the chandelier that descend downward. A man stands with his arms crossed to the right of and behind the columns in the foreground. A suitcase sits on the ground in front of him. Other people sit on benches lining the wall at right. A wide entryway stands at the opposite side of the lobby. It has three marble arches supported by marble columns.
Photograph of the Burlington Station for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball and the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, viewed from the south. The classical revival train station stands in the distance. A pediment extends over the portico on the front of the building which faces left. The building extends back towards the right. On the side of the building, about 5 windows with a pediment detail above them can be seen. In the foreground, a wide sidewalk and brick-paved street cut across the image. A fence lines the far side of the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street. A horse walks in front of Burlington Station.
Photograph of a train engine sitting on the tracks in Omaha before it departs for Red Oak, Iowa. The train is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. It sits on the tracks at center, facing towards the right and extending back to the left. A canopy running parallel to the tracks covers the platform behind the train. The train number is printed on the train's light; it is, "258." A conductor or engineer hangs out the engine room window at left.
Photograph of the Burlington Station for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball and the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, viewed from across the tracks. The classical revival train station stands in the distance. A pediment extends over the portico on the front of the building which faces right. The building extends back towards the left. On the side of the building, a pediment sits above a colonnade surrounding about 5 windows. In the foreground, railroad tracks run horizontally in front of the station. A train sits on the platform beneath and in front of the side of the station. People can be seen walking on the platform. A fence lines a bridge along the right edge of the frame.
Photograph of the Missouri River in the vicinity of Omaha. The river occupies the foreground. The opposite bank of the river can be seen in the distance. A wide dark vertical band passes through the image at left.
