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The water resources of the Las Vegas Valley: a brief survey, March 27, 1931

Date
1931-03-27
Description

Overview of the water resources in the Las Vegas Valley, includes maps

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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date
1950-07-07
Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

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Map of Las Vegas Valley Water District, December 29, 1952

Date
1952-12-29
Description
'Exhibit A.' 'Dec. 29, 1952.' 'I-128.' Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. 1 in.=300 feet. Shows water pipelines, other parts of the water system, and power lines to be removed or relocated when land is sold to the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Shows land to be sold and lists power requirements for water system. Includes township and range lines. Library's copy includes hand-written notations and calculations. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Office of Vice President?

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Photograph of a water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1930's

Date
1931 (year approximate)
Description

Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm. It was used for about 10 years in the 1930s and stood six feet tall."

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Photograph of water tank in the Nevada desert, pre-1950

Date
1940 to 1950
Description

Water tank in the desert. Sign on windmill reads: Fairbanks-Morse Steel Eclipse.

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Southern Nevada Water Authority: Recommendations from the Southern Nevada Water Authority Youth Advisory Council to the Southern Nevada Water Authority Board of Directors, 2000 January 20

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11

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Photograph of the Water Board, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
The Water Board with C.D. Baker [left], Carl Hyde, and A.C. Grant [right]

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Photograph of seaplane on the water, Lake Mead, 1937

Date
1937
Description
During October of 1937, Grand Canyon Airlines provided regular scenic air service off the surface of Lake Mead in the plane which was originally used by the noted explorer, the late Martin Johnson, on his big game photographing trips in South Africa.

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Photograph of platform for water tank, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Two unidentified individuals standing atop a platform for a water tank.

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Water supply - East San Pedro, California

Date
1912 to 1919
Description
Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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