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Map of the state of Nevada, 1886

Date
1886
Description
'Compiled by John W. Parker, chief draughtsman of the U.S. Sur. General's Office, Reno, Nevada, from official maps on file on the office, War Department maps and other reliable data. 1886.' 'Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1886, by John W. Parker, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.' Relief shown by hachures. Shows townships, including which townships are subdivided, roads, railroads, Indian reservations, etc. Shows range and township grid. Scale [1:760,320]. 1 in. to 12 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°).

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Letter from H. C. Mann (Omaha) to W. M. Jeffers, November,12, 1935

Date
1935-11-12
Description

Letter from H. C. Mann discussing Walter Bracken's recommendation to drill a new well to guarantee water for irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch. Bracken's letter is referenced below.

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Letter from William Reinhardt to G.F. Ashby, October 11, 1948

Date
1948-10-11
Description

Reinhardt recommends that the water company remain non-committal about the creation of a water district in Las Vegas until it is clear how it would affect the interests of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

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Audio clip from interview with Michael S. Mack, May 20, 2015

Date
2016-05-20
Description

In this audio clip Michael S. Mack discusses his family history and how the Mack family came to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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"The Westside (of Las Vegas) as a Foreign Country": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date
1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)
Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

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Firth, Brian

Brian Firth is the co-founder of the comedy band the Dummkopfs. Firth is a trumpeter, first starting to play professionally at age twenty-one. He played primarily in the United Kingdom with a group called the Nitwits. The Nitwits came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967 to perform at the Lido de Paris and stayed for a few years. After the break up of the Nitwits, Brian joined the Mickey Finn Band. He played with them for fifteen years before he and his wife Suzy created the Dummkopfs.

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Nichols, Candice

http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/newsmakers-6

Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.

Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.

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Fagel, Harry, Lt.

Harry Fagel was born May 05, 1968 in Vancouver, Canada, but moved to Las Vegas, Nevada that same year. Fagel graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and started working at his cousin’s restaurant, Piero’s Italian Cuisine, and for Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Fagel served the Las Vegas community with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for nearly 30 years. He was also a respected poet who wrote for the public and for commission.

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