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Water. Southern Nevada Water Supply. Contains correspondence, press release and report, 1966 December to 1967 November
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 41 (90th Session)
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LVLWC, Las Vegas, Nevada - proposed municipal ownership of water and power
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Photograph of Hoover Dam releasing water, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, October 12, 1953
Declaration of the results of the canvass of election returns of the special bond election held September 30, 1953.
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Las Vegas, Nevada - water facilities additions, replacements and renewals maintenance
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Map showing water pipelines, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 15, 1914
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Newspaper clipping, Water level decline shown, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 15, 1945
Newspaper article summarizing a 1945 U.S. Geological Survey report of a sharp water level decline in the Las Vegas artesian basin.
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LVLWC, Las Vegas, Nevada - proposed municipal ownership of water and power
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Photograph of a pivot watering system, Hank Record Ranch, Nevada, 1980
Irrigation pivot watering alfalfa on the property of Hank Records.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Amargosa Valley, Nye county, Nevada, 1980. Pivot watering system has just been installed on the property belonging to Hank Records and the alfalfa is beginning to grow. When alfalfa is first seeded, oats are also planted as a cover crop. The oats, which protect the tender alfalfa seedlings, are later cut, and the alfalfa takes over."
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Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938
Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938
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