1942 Press Photo WM Jeffers of Union Pacific RR arrives in Omaha NB - sba25693

Omaha Nebraska National rubber administrator WR Jeffers president of Union Pacific Railroad is shown smiling as he alighted from a plane at the Omaha municipal airport The railroad president who can ride free on his trains elected to fly to his home town and was greeted at airports by scores of conductors, brakemen, switchmen, engineers and firemen still in their working clothes and just waiting to congratulate their boss upon his appointment as National rubber administrator Mr Jeffers no doubt van call hundreds of his employees by their first names and may be seen talking to some of the trainmen on right side of the combo

Photo is dated 1942.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75 inches.