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Photograph of leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City, circa 1931
Bulldozers leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City.
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Newspaper clipping, Vegas urged to resume water ration, Reno Evening Gazette, April 21, 1954
The article includes the Las Vegas Valley Water District's proposal to drill two new wells to augment the water supply and the Union Pacific Railroad's request that the Las Vegas city commissioners reinstate water rationing. The piece of paper to which the newspaper clipping is attached has a dated stamp from the law department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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Water truck at Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
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Photograph of artesian well spouting water, Eglington Ranch, Nevada 1912
Spouting artesian well on the Eglington Ranch with the notation that the spout is 25 feet high.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well - Las Vegas, Nev.; arrow notating spout is 25 feet high
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In the matter of discontinuance of water service to Wardie Addition by the South Nevada Land and Development Company, November 1, 1932
Notice of a hearing about the legal ramifications to cutting off the water for Wardie Addition.
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Photograph of water development, White Pine County, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s
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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to Leo McNamee about surface and underground water rights, May 23 1924
Though the deed from Stewart makes no mention of water rights, it was McNamee's opinion that the water was part of the land and went with it.
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Extract of minutes of special meeting of board of directors of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, held June 29, 1953
Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water Project, early phase, circa 1970
Aerial view of the Las Vegas Valley Water Project. Construction might be part of the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station
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Las Vegas Paiute Colony water and sewage infrastructure improvements: memorandum of agreement
Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States of America and the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Las Vegas, Nevada. Legal agreement between members of the Las Vegas Paiute Colony and the Division of Indian Health, Public Health Service approving water and sewage infrastructure construction. Includes the role of each party in completing the project.
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