Bungalows, Rod and Gun Club, Lake Nakoma, Omaha, Neb.
Description
Color postcard (13.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a view of cabins along a tree lined shore of Lake Nakoma of the Rod and Gun Club, Omaha, Nebraska. The title on the top left is "Bungalows, Rod and Gun Club, Lake Nakoma, Omaha, Neb.
Fifteen sportsmen founded the Omaha Rod & Gun club in 1905 on what was then named Cut-off Lake and also known as Lake Nakoma. Private clubs built bungalows and docks for various types of watercraft. The lake was renamed Carter Lake in July 1906. The 303.51 acre park was donated to the city of Omaha in 1908 and renamed Levi Carter Park also known as Carter Lake Park. It Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, p. 160.
