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Photograph of the interior of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company, Las Vegas, circa 1952

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Date
1950 to 1954
Description
Interior shot of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company whish was the first "supermarket" of the lumber and hardware business. This "supermarket" was established in Las Vegas in 1952. The Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company inaugurated this new plan of sales. Counters were numbered and supplies were displayed in bins, so that customers could seek out their own merchandise, just as had been done in grocery stores. Photo taken probably 1952.
Digital ID
pho017664
Physical Identifier
0204_0073
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1057cw4c
Details
Subject
Stores, Retail
Display of merchandise
Stores, Retail
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Interior of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company, 1950s
Citation

pho017664. Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection. PH-00204. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1057cw4c.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
6021 x 4641 pixels
10.035 x 7.735 inches
83,856,948 bytes
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff