Omaha Collection

D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha Beach
American assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault

Americans Omaha Beach
American troops landing on Omaha beach, Normandy, France, as part of the Allied D-Day landings

Woodmen of the World Building, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Woodmen of the World Building, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. It housed a fraternal benefit society operating as an insurance company. Date: circa 1912

16th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
View of 16th Street, looking south from Douglas, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1908

Memorial 147 US Engineer Combat Battalion
This is in the grounds of the Chateau d Englesqueville on the D514 behind Omaha Beach. In 1944 the grounds were filled with tents

Lovers Lane Bridge, Elmwood Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Gates Learjet 24 N316M (msn 24-101), of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Date: circa 1969

BLACKBIRD'S BURIAL
Omaha chief Blackbird asks to be buried, with his favourite war-horse, on top of a bluff overlooking the Missouri river Date: circa 1860

Martin-Omaha B-29 Superfortress 44-27343
Martin-Omaha B-29-40-MO Superfortress 44-27343 (msn 3661), at the Tinker Air Force Base Heritage Museum, OK. (Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, NB.) Date: circa 1992

Fontenelle Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA - named in honour of Chief Fontenelle of the Omaha Indians. The Park has an 18-hole golf course, baseball diamonds

Plaque to Cruiser Montcalm, Port en Bessin Normandy
The Free French Ship Montcalm was one of the three Cruisers in Bombarding Force C which supported the American Landings on Omaha Beach. It later took part in Operations in the Mediterranean

Russian men in US Army coats, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Group photo of eleven Russian men (described as Bolsheviks) in US Army long coats, at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, USA, on 27 December 1918

US 2nd Armoured Division Hell on Wheels Memorial
These fading plaques are on a wall in the Club Belambra on Omaha Beach. The wall is on what was Exit 3 used for tanks. The Division landed on 9 June and went into action on the 11th

German bunker WN65 le Ruquet Omaha Beach
When the Americans landed on D Day they moved off the beach via a number of gullys or draws. One of the most famous contemporary photos shows a long line of GIs fling past this bunker

First American Cemetery Marker Omaha Beach
This marks the first American battle burials in Europe. It was set up by 2nd Platoon of the 607th Graves Registraton Company

US 29th Infantry Division Memorial Omaha Beach
The 29th, the Blue and the Grey, was a National Guard Division, and on the beach just below the memorial the 116th Regiment landed

US 5th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial Omaha Beach
The memorial is standing on German bunker WN62 and overlooks Omaha Beach. It has a number of memorial plaques one or more of which has been stolen

Orientation table US Cemetery St Laurent Omaha Beach
The table which is in the St Laurent Cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach which can be seen beyond the guard rail. Standing beside the table

US 5th Ranger Battalion Omaha Beach Normandy
The two Ranger Battalions - the 2nd and the 5th - were commanded by Texan Lt Colonel James E Rudder. The 2nd were charged with taking Pointe du Hoc and the 5th 5th Pointe de la Percee

Aquatint British Commando Raid 12 September 1942
The memorial plaque is on a wall facing Omaha Beach. A forceof the British Small Scale Raiding Force Commando of 11 men commanded by Major Gus March - Phillips attempted a landing here but came under

Hell on Wheels US 2nd Armoured Division
The Division landed on Omaha Beach on 9 June 1944 and went into action on the 11th. It earned its nickname in the fighting for Carentan

Krug Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, with a roller coaster in the background. Date: circa 1908

RACIAL / BLACKBIRD BURIAL
Omaha chief Blackbird asks to be buried, with his favourite war-horse, on top of a bluff overlooking the Missouri river Date: circa 1860

Elmwood Park Spring, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Morris Apartment Hotel, 18th and Dodge Sts, Omaha, Nebraska Date: circa 1930s

Aerial view, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Aerial view of Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1910

Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Hotel Fontenelle, Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1915

Night view of Empress Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Night view of the Empress Theatre and Cinema, Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1913

Illinois Central Bridge, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Illinois Central (railroad) Bridge over the Missouri River at Omaha, Nebraska, USA, a double swing bridge. Council Bluffs, Iowa, is on the other side. Date: circa 1908

Creighton Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
The Creighton Orpheum Theatre, 15th and Harney, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, named after John A Creighton, a local businessman and philanthropist. Date: circa 1908

Automobile Row, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Automobile Row on Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, full of car showrooms, car dealers and garages. Date: 1916

American Legion parade, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
American Legion parade of Wyoming WW1 veterans in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, including a stagecoach drawn by four horses and marchers with flags. Date: circa 1923

Scottish Rite Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1950s

The Main Post Office - Omaha, Nebraska, USA Date: circa 1902

Smelting and refining plant, The Omaha and Grant Smelting Company, Omaha, Nebraska

Mission, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

The poor boys friend, the proprietor call himself. Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov. The poor boys friend, the proprietor call himself. Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Danger zone, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Unemployed man, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Ak-sar-ben toll bridge between Iowa and Nebraska. Omaha. Date 1938 Nov

Mildred Irwin, entertainer in saloon at North Platte, Nebraska. She entertained for twenty years in Omaha before coming to North Platte. Date 1938 Oct

Flophouse on lower Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Secondhand goods. Note surgical instruments in window, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Streetcar motorman, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Boy who sells papers around the stockyards, South Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Circus poster, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

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