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Map of well locations, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1975

Date
1976
Description
'Cartography by Marj Thielke.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources.' Relief shown by contours. Shows township and range lines. Originally published as Plate 1 in Water-level changes associated with ground-water development in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1971-75 : fourth progress report--summary of data / by James R. Harrill, published in 1976 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, as volume 22 of Water resources-information series report. Scale [ca. 1:69,696. 1 in.=approx. 1.1 miles] (W 115°20´--W 115°00´/N 36°20´--N 36°00´).

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Transcript of interview with Harvey N. Dondero by Elizabeth N. Patrick, August 9, 1984

Date
1984-08-09
Description
On August 9, 1984, collector Elizabeth N. Patrick recorded an address by local long time educator, Harvey N. Dondero (born November 12, 1909 in Hawthorne, Nevada) before the Kiwanis Club at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. This address includes Dondero’s observations on the growth of the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the address, Dondero receives a Distinguished Service Award, from the Kiwanis Club of Uptown Las Vegas, as a token of appreciation for his fifty-three years of dedication to children and youth education in Nevada. Dondero also answers questions posed by audience members, regarding the future of Nevada’s education system.

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Bunker, Richard W., 1933-2019

Richard W. Bunker was born in 1933 in St. Thomas, Nevada, and is a fourth-generation Nevadan and great grandson of Mormon pioneer Edward Bunker. He worked as a a lobbyist (1973–2000); assistant manager for City of Las Vegas (1973–77); Clark County Manager (1977–79); member and Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (1980–1982); executive director (1988-1990) and CEO and president (1990-2000) of the Nevada Resort Association, and as member/vice chairman (1993–97) and chairman (1997–2010) of the Colorado River Commission. Richard W.

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Fried, Yvonne Suzanne, 1950-

Yvonne Fried, M.D., is the fourth child of five born to Milton and Esther Fried, the founders of Freed’s Bakery. In 1955, Yvonne arrived in Las Vegas as the little sister with three older brothers. Their father was a musician, who ventured into the snack bar business, which he grew with his enterprising wife. Yvonne became a medical physician and lives in Oregon. Yvonne is married to Martin Jacobson. They have three children: David, Daniela, and Max Jacobson-Fried.

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