Record Details
Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Las Vegas Ranch, 1916
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Las Vegas Ranch, 1916 |
| Description | Group of swimmers at the Lake Vegas Ranch with the ruins of the Mormon Fort in the background. Information provided by Special Collections included a photocopy of the photograph identifying three of the individual in the photograph. The second person from the top, on the left, is Robert Griffith. The fourth person down (standing) is Otto "Kelly" Westlake. The man sitting directly in front of Westlake is Jay Warren Woodard. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Group at the old ranch - just north of the present Elks club. Group was mainly railroad employees, the picture was taken in 1916. [Identified are] Robert Griffith - (his dad, T. W. Griffith, developed the Mt. Charleston resort area.) Robert was chairman of the Colorado River Commission.; Otto "Kelly" Westlake (Kelly is a nickname); Jay Warren Woodward had the first Chevrolet agency." |
| Source | 0204:0005 Jacob E. Von Tobel Collection; |
| Date | 1916 |
| Coverage | Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | Boys; Men; Recreation; Swimming; Swimming pools; Fortification; People; Trees; Bathing suits; Men's clothing |
| Type | Still Image; |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | This material may be protected by copyright. Personal, including educational and academic, use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from the University Libraries. For further information please contact Digital Collections: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/contact |
| Format | image/tiff 8.01 x 10.04 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,318 |
