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Photograph of Floyd Francis, Jake Beckley, and friend in the swimming hole on the Von Tobel and Beckley property, circa 1910

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Title Photograph of Floyd Francis, Jake Beckley, and friend in the swimming hole on the Von Tobel and Beckley property, circa 1910
Creator Von Tobel, Ed, Sr.
Description Floyd Francis, an unidentified man, and Jake Beckley in the "old swimming hole" on the Von Tobel and Beckley property Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Another view of Floyd Francis, an unidentified man and Jake Beckley in the swimming hole on the property in Paradise Valley owned by Von Tobel and Beckley."; Transcribed from background history: "Early Las Vegas History by Florence Lee Jones, April 1969: In the years immediately after the auction of lots and the start of Las Vegas in 1905, a swimming pool was unknown in the area - but the late Ed Von Tobel, Sr., and his partner in the lumber business, Jake...
Source 0131:0091 Dorothy Dorothy Collection;
Date 1908-1912
Coverage Las Vegas Clark Nevada; United States;
Subject Artesian wells; Men; Recreation; Ranches; Swimming; Swimming pools; Water--Recreational use;
Type Still Image;
Language eng
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Format image/tiff 10.08 x 8.08 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,130

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