In 1905 a twenty-two-year-old second-generation Swiss American left Los Angeles with a friend for Lincoln County, Nevada. Edward "Ed" Von Tobel (1873-1967) and his friend Jake Beckley had heard about some land that was going up for auction. Together they purchased a parcel on the second day in the new desert town of Las Vegas, where they established Von Tobel's Lumber Company, which served Southern Nevada from 1905 until it closed in 1976. In Las Vegas Von Tobel met and married fellow German-speaker Mary Hameril, and together the couple raised four children in the city: Jake, Katherine Elizabeth, Ed Jr., and George. Many Von Tobel descendants live here still. Margaret Carnell, granddaughter of Ed Von Tobel and Mary Hameril and the oldest of three daughters of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn, was born in Las Vegas in 1939. After attending Arizona State University Margaret married in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1958 Margaret raised two children in Scottsdale, Arizona, before returning to Las Vegas in 1983. Margaret manages the Von Tobel family properties and in her spare time likes to travel. Patricia "Patsy" Brinton is the second daughter of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. Like her sisters Patsy was raised in Las Vegas, where in 1972 she married real estate broker Robert Brinton. The Brintons raised two daughters and a son. Like her cousin Sharon, Patsy donates considerable volunteer hours through Assistance League of Las Vegas and Junior League of Las Vegas. Patsy enjoys traveling and playing golf and tennis. Sharon Schmitt, the second of four daughters of Edward Von Tobel Jr. and Evelyne Leonard, was born in Las Vegas in 1940. In 1963 in Las Vegas Sharon married Larry Schmitt, an agent for Allstate Insurance. Besides enjoying traveling and playing tennis, Sharon has long been an active community volunteer through Assistance League of Las Vegas, Junior League of Las Vegas, and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Together the Schmitts raised a family of three children, who still live in Las Vegas and are raising the next generation of the Von Tobel family.
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). From biplane to fanjet, 22 aircraft types have carried the colors of Western Airlines, America's Pioneer Airline. (Shows pictures of all of these aircraft types, with dates.) Douglas M-2 (1926). Shearman Model 4-D (1927). Fokker F-10 Trimator (1928). Lockheed Air Express (1928). Loening Amphibian (1930). Sikorsky S-38 Amphibian (1930). Boeing Flying Boat (1930). Fokker F-32 (1930). Boeing Model 95 (1930). Boeing Model 40-8-4 (1930). Fokker Super-Universal (1932). Douglas DC-2 (1934). General Aviation Model 43 (1934). Boeing 247D (1935). Douglas DC-3 (1937). Lockheed Lodestar (1942). Douglas DC-4 (1945). Nirth American AT-6 (1945). Convair 240 (1948). Douglas DC-6B (1952). Lockheed Electra (1959). Boeing 707 (1960). Boeing 720B Fanject (1961).
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " principal nude (feathered cape and nude look)." Costume Details: Front and back views of a showgirl wearing a long, red feathered cape. Show Name: Jubilee! Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Red Hot and Cole Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "principal nude (feathered cape and nude look)." Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing red jeweled g-string with dangling feathers, with matching jeweled hairpiece, arm and wrist cuffs. Show Name: Jubilee! Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Red Hot and Cole Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "32 dancing nudes (red feathered fans)." Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing red jeweled hairpiece and split skirt, holding two red feather fans. Show Name: Jubilee! Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Red Hot and Cole Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino