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Bergman Walls & Associates

Bergman Walls & Associates (BWA) is an architectural and interior design firm that specializes in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and entertainment. The firm was founded by Joel Bergman and Scott Walls in 1994. The headquarters are located in Las Vegas, but they have offices in Minneapolis, Seattle, and New York City.

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Goynes, Naomi

Naomi Goynes was born as Naomi Jackson on October 30, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee to a minister father. Her first job was as a maid, but she had dreams of attending college. When Goynes attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, she received her teaching degree in home economics. Goynes met her future husband, Theron Goynes, in Nashville, Arkansas where they both were young teachers in 1956.

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Topographic map of the Las Vegas Valley area, 1959

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1959
Description
Scale 1:250,000 ; Transverse Mercator proj. (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 36°) ; 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 200 feet ; Margin title ; "Compiled in 1955 by photogrammetric methods by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and from Nevada 1:48,000 and 1:62,500, USGS, 1952-54, and Nevada 1:50,000, CE, 1952. Planimetric detail revised by photo-planimetric methods. Horizontal and vertical control by USGS, USC& GS, and CE. Photography field annotated 1954. Road data 1954." ; Shows townships and ranges ; Gives 1955 declination from true north ; Includes location diagram, reliability diagram, and sectionalized township map ; Filing title: Las Vegas, Nevada; Arizona; California ; Interior--Geological Survey

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Generalized hydrogeologic map of lower Moapa-Lake Mead area, Clark County, Nevada, 1968

Date
1968
Description
'Hydrogeology by F.E. Rush, 1968. Geology adapted from Longwell and others 1965.' In lower left corner: ' Base: U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000 topographic series; Las Vegas (1954).' At top of map: 'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State of Nevada.' Relief shown by contoursIncludes township and range lines. Scale 1:250,000 (W 115°00´--W 114°15´/N 36°30´--N 36°15´). Series: Water resources-reconnaissance series report . Originally published as plate 1 in Water-resources appraisal of the lower Moapa-Lake Mead area, Clark County, Nevada / by F. Eugene Rush, published by State of Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources in 1968 in volume 50 of the serial Water resources-reconnaissance series report.

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Map of Las Vegas artesian basin, Clark County, Nevada, April 1946 (Water Resources Bulletin no. 5, plate 5)

Date
1946-04
Description
'April, 1946.' 'Showing location of wells, springs, and boundary between valley fill and bedrock.' At top of map: 'United States Department of Interior, Geological Survey. Water resources bulletin no. 5, plate 5. ' 'State Engineer of Nevada.' At bottom of map: 'Map showing soils, land classification, and alkali concentration in part of Las Vegas Valley.' Includes range and township grid. Scale [ca. 1:71,597. 1 in. to approx. 1.13 miles]. Series: Water resources bulletin (Carson City, Nev.), no. 5. Originally published as plate 5 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson, which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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