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County agent project report, Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, 1930 Addition
Summary of plan for organizing an irrigation district in the Moapa Valley for flood control, water storage, and drainage. Project Number: State Office No. 172, Clark County No. 12
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Report on floods from the Meadow Valley Wash, Muddy River, and California Wash, after 1945
List of major floods in the Moapa Valley with accompanying map.
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Audio clip from interview with Joyce Mack, February 23, 2015
Part of an interview with Joyce Mack on February 23, 2015. In this clip, Mack recalls when her father-in-law, Nate Mack, shared his vision of Las Vegas with her while looking at the landscape of the Las Vegas Valley.
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Dunes Hotel and Casino Records
The Dunes Hotel and Casino Records are comprised of administrative, publicity, and entertainment materials documenting the history of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from the years 1954 to 1992. Included are correspondence, contracts, photographs, hotel budgets, and an early aerial photograph of the property. The material provides a significant amount of historical documentation of the hotel that was long known to tourists and residents as the "the Miracle in the Desert."
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Brochure from the Molasky Group of Companies, approximately 2010
This brochure includes highlights of the Molasky Group of Companies, specializing in real estate development.
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Virginia T. Lanier interview, March 16, 1981: transcript
From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-01060. On March 16, 1981, collector Heidi G. Hughes speaks to Virginia T. Lanier at the collector’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lanier talks about living on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950’s and 1960’s. She speaks about her experiences riding the bus, working in food service, and what the Strip was like during the time period.
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