Color postcard (13.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a view of a woman canoeing at Omaha Rod and Gun Club, Omaha, Nebraska. On the right is the side of the lake with canoes pulled up along shore, and people standing under trees. There are also some buildings and a dock visible. Title on the bottom of the postcard is "Canoeing at Rod and Gun Club, 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.
