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Slide of Ray Wilbur driving a railroad spike and signaling the beginning on construction on the Hoover Dam, Nevada, September 19, 1930

Date
1930-09-19
Description
A black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur driving the last spike into the railroad from Las Vegas to the site of the Hoover Dam, signaling the beginning of construction. Also in the photograph are the following: Congressman William Eaton, of Colorado; Senator Key Pittman, Nevada; and Senator Samuel Shortridge. The celebration took place either at Boulder Junction (south of Las Vegas) or in Boulder City.

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Geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1966

Date
1966
Description
57 x 46 cm., on sheet 83 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology mapped in 1963." Includes 2 colored cross sections, index map, text, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Channel 8 news segment about the closure of Little Giant Market store: video

Date
1989-11-09
Description

Channel 8 evening news segment on the closure of the Little Giant Market behind Vegas World. News segment features interior shots of the store and interviews with the owners, Joe and Carol Kerekes. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

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Las Vegas Paiute Colony land: Office of Indian Affairs correspondence

Date
1912-08-27
1915-02-09
Description

Correspondence from the Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs to Moapa River School Superintendent E. G. Murtaugh. 1912-08-27 verification request from Second Assistant Commissioner Hauke that the original Helen J. Stewart land deed was filed properly. 1915-02-09 report from Special Indian Agent C. H. Ashbury investigating vacant land throughout Las Vegas for Paiute relocation.

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Topographic map of Boulder Canyon Project, Hoover Dam area, 1932

Date
1932
Description
Scale [ca. 1:221,760. 1 in. to approx. 3.5 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 62 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; "Prepared in Washington Office from compilation made in Las Vegas Office." ; "Map no. 24000." ; Includes township and range grid ; Shows power lines, triangulation stations, boundary monuments, roads, telephone lines, mines, bench marks, etc. ; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.

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Map of Lincoln County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona area, 1892

Date
1892
Description
'Henry Gannett, chief geographer ; A.H. Thompson, geographer in charge ; triangulation by H.M. Wilson ; topography by H.M. Wilson and Powell survey.' 'Edition of Mar. 1892, reprinted 1929.' Handwritten legend on right-side margin of map. Original publisher: Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Scale 1:250,000
polyconic proj. (W 115°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°).

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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), sections details, May 22, 1963

Date
1963-05-22
Description

Plans for hotel room and public area additions for the Hacienda from 1963-1965. Includes interior and exterior sections. J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1963-06-13

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Regulatory subject files, 1789, 1793, 1823-1832, 1851, 1883, 1886, 1903, 1909, 1971-2009

Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

The regulatory subject files document the federal and state regulation of Native American gaming and the greater United States gaming industry (1789, 1793, 1823-1832, 1851, 1883, 1886, 1903, 1909, 1971-2009). The bulk of materials date from 1990 to 2009. Documents dating from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early-twentieth centuries are reproductions of Supreme Court opinions and legislative documents. Materials include Senate and House of Representatives bills, court opinions, testimonies before Congress, the Federal Register, congressional records, reports, pamphlets, agendas, informational booklets, press releases, memos, correspondence, notes, legal briefs, and newspaper articles. Materials also document various legal topics such as amending the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; class II and class III gaming regulations; government-to-government relationships; Department of the Interior secretarial procedures; sovereignty; and trust lands.

Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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