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Transcript of Interview with Michael Drakulich by Jane Finfrock, May 8, 1979
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Transcript of interview with Robert M. Fisher by DeeAnn Coombs, March 20, 1978
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Bond issue election announcement by Las Vegas Valley Water District to eligible voters within district (Las Vegas), 1953
Notice of special election for bond issue for the Water District including the reasons for the issue. Document includes information election date, amount of bond issue, voter eligibility, registration, purposes of bond issue, revenue, expenses, estimated water rates, financing, water consumption, and Lake Mead supply.
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Lease agreement between Las Vegas Valley Land and Water Company and Willie T. Stewart, Earl Leavitt, and William Udell Stewart, Las Vegas, February 1, 1951
Lease of the Las Vegas Ranch by Las Vegas Land and Water Company to Willie T. Stewart, Earl Leavitt, and William Udell Stewart. The document lists 13 terms and conditions including such topics as land use, water use, and fiscal responsibilities. "Exhibit A", which is referenced below, is mentioned in lease term number two and shows specific areas of the ranch . The area outlined in yellow was to be used for dairy operations and the red outlined area for grazing purposes.
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Letter including legal opinion from Franklin T. Hamilton (Los Angeles) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), February 24, 1954
Mr. Hamilton, as representative of the law offices of O'Melveny & Myers addresses Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, outlining facts about the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Basic Management Inc., history of land and water rights, and the issuance of bonds.
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Permit to Las Vegas Land and Water Company to lay pipelines and water mains along and through the streets and alleys in Las Vegas, February 25, 1930
Permit for the water company to lay down and maintain water lines to supply residents of Las Vegas with water. The permit also gives the company access to the streets, alleys, avenues, and highways in Las Vegas to lay water lines. Application for the permit is linked below. Contract Audit No. 7641
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Report of Las Vegas fire protection recommendations from the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific, July 1949
Fire protection recommendations for the city of Las Vegas including an April 13, 1949 fire flow test report provided by the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific for Las Vegas.
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Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
The Nevada Mining Photograph Collection depicts mining activities, miners, and mining towns in Nevada from 1868 to 1937. The photographs primarily depict the towns of Tonopah, Nevada and Goldfield, Nevada, including mills, buildings, mine shafts, and panoramic views of the landscape. The photographs also depict Beatty, Lost City, Delamar, Candelaria, Winnemucca, Virginia City, Rhyolite, Elko, and Reno, Nevada. The photographs also include portraits of early settlers in Nevada, Native Americans, children, parades, celebrations, and funerals.
Archival Collection
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Records
The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Records (1904-1930) consist of correspondence, invoices, receipts with voucher checks, mining leases, insurance policies, payroll accounts, published notices and articles. Also included is a monthly Goldfield Consolidated Mines reports ledger from February 1914 to October 1916 for mines located in the south central Nevada area. The collection primarily dates from 1904, before the consolidation when the boom in Goldfield was beginning in earnest, until 1919, when the company ceased its operations in Goldfield, although there are a few records post-1919 as the company continued to exist after the mines and mill closed down.
Archival Collection