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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking northeast, circa 1931 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northeast |
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 27, 1948 |
Discussion of the issues involved with selling water to properties located outside of the Las Vegas city limits. |
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Letter from Clifford A. Jones to Al Folger (Las Vegas), May 26, 1948 |
The lawyer for the Thunderbird Hotel proposing a plan for running a pipeline between a fireplug belonging to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and that property, on terms apparently favorable to the water company. |
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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to Resort Hotel Committee (Las Vegas), September 21,... |
Campbell stating that the rumor that the water district will attempt to cap some wells in the Strip area is absolutely false. Furthermore, if the bond passes, the district plans to install a 15 inch line that would reach... |
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, August 27, 1948 |
Discussion of the request to Mayor Cragin to extend water mains south on the Las Vegas Strip for fire protection. |
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Letter from E. W. Cragin (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), August 24,... |
Request from Las Vegas Mayor Cragin to extend company water mains down the Las Vegas Strip solely for fire protection. |
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, September 3, 1948 |
Las Vegas Mayor E. W. Cragin asked that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company extend pipelines for fire protection down the Strip. Bennett had the opinion that the company could not be legally compelled to do it, and... |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Strip, 1952 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, 1952, from the Flamingo Hotel looking north. Downtown Las Vegas can be seen in the distance. |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, 1955 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas Blvd. and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks looking north over the Dunes Hotel and Flamingo Casino. |
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Aerial photograph of snow around the Flamingo Hotel, late 1940s |
Aerial view looking south of the Flamingo Hotel in the late 1940s. Note the snow on the ground. |
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Photograph of flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, circa 1970 |
Flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, Dunes Hotel and Country Club in the background |
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Aerial photograph snow around El Rancho Vegas, late 1940s |
Aerial view looking west of the El Rancho Vegas in the late 1940s. Note the snow on the ground. |
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Aerial photograph of the Last Frontier and Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, circa 1955 |
Aerial view of the Last Frontier and Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. |
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Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, circa 1975 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, looking north from MGM Grand Hotel and the Dunes. |