Black and white photograph (20.5 x 15 cm.) of Lake Nakoma. Two sailboats are sailing on the lake. The one on the left has three men and the one on the right has four men and is named Omaha. In the background there is a large sign on the shore that says Wool Soap. On the reverse side is penciled: Lake Nakoma (Carter Lake) c. 1907.
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. Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, c.1917, p. 160.
