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Book excerpt, Preliminary report concerning explorations and surveys principally in Nevada and Arizona, 1871 |
Report and maps of survey of the area including Southern Nevada. Includes pages 74-85 of the book. |
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Book excerpt, Preliminary report to determine feasibility of diverting Colorado River, February 1, 1876 |
The excerpt consists of Appendix B printed in the Annual report by the Army Corps of Engineers upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th Meridian, February 18, 1905. It contains maps of the Southwest region of the United States,... |
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Report on flood control survey in Clark County, Nevada and data on Southern Nevada, 1938 |
Dated March 31, 1934 with appendices added from 1938, this report contains photographs and summaries of 18 areas in Southern Nevada, specifically the northeastern portion of Clark County and a small area in Arizona. The report was to serve as... |
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Photograph of a group of men in in front of sign for Leonard R. Fayle... |
Group of men in front of a sign for the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley, Taylor Ranch, before 1910 |
Three men standing near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Photograph of two men in boats exploring partially submerged Fort Callville ruins, circa 1938 |
Two men with boats exploring the walls of Fort Callville as Lake Mead submerges them. |
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Photograph of Gordon Bettles and unknown men in a rye field on the T &... |
Gordon Bettles and two others inspecting the rye in preparation for cutting it on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley. |
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Photograph of the Von Tobels and the Beckleys with their first artesian well, 1909 |
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Von Tobel, Sr., and Jake and William Beckley are shown on their Paradise Valley property with their first artesian well |
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Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Old Las Vegas Ranch, 1916 |
Group of swimmers at the old Lake Vegas Ranch with the Old Mormon Fort in the background. Information provided by Special Collections included a photocopy of the photograph identifying three of the individual in the photograph. The second person from... |
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Photograph of two men standing in the waters of Warm Springs, Moapa Valley, circa 1920s |
Two men standing in the Warm Springs in the Moapa Valley. |
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Mounted photograph of Peter Buol next to his artesian well in the Las Vegas Valley,... |
Peter Buol, first mayor of Las Vegas, and two other men next to a drilling rig and a flowing artesian well. Photograph was mounted on cardboard. |
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Photograph of a congressional delegation visiting the Hoover Dam site, March 13, 1923 |
Congressional delegation visiting the Hoover Dam site. Photo sleeve includes information from responses to Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper "Help Us Write History" requesting photograph identification. Identified individuals: James Scrugham (1st man on the left) was Governor of Nevada at the... |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, with group of... |
Thee identified and four unidentified men looking at a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Photograph of two males standing next to Las Vegas Springs, before 1915 |
Two boys or men holding rifles and standing next to one of the Las Vegas Springs |
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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938 |
A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground. |
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Photograph of artesian well in Paradise Valley, before 1920 |
Men near a drilling rig and an artesian well in operation, with structures in background. |
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Photograph of a group of people next to the Colorado River at the south end... |
People standing near the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the start of Hoover Dam construction |
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Photograph of a man fishing off the foundation of a house, St. Thomas, 1945 |
A man fishing off the foundations of a house in St. Thomas |
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Photograph of the Perkins family sightseeing in St. Thomas, 1945 |
The Perkins family sightseeing in St. Thomas |
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Photograph of an artesian well opening in Las Vegas, circa 1930 |
Las Vegas mayor J. Fred Hesse (far left) and Nevada governor Fred Balzar (far right) with three other men at opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas |
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Photograph of a man inspecting the ruins of St. Thomas, 1945 |
A man looking in a washtub in St. Thomas. The home referred to in the photograph belonged to Moses and Mary Gibson. |
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Photograph of a St. Thomas resident standing near dry hedges, 1945 |
Hedges in St. Thomas |
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Photograph of Indian Springs from the hill behind it |
Three men on horses looking over Indian Springs |
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Photograph of a man sitting on the remains of a once swanky car in St.... |
A man sitting on the remains of Robert Bunker's car in St. Thomas |
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Photograph of farmland on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, circa 1953 |
Men irrigating new alfalfa on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley. |
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Photograph of Peter Buol and William Pike sitting next to artesian well, circa 1908 |
Peter Buol (wearing hat) and William Pike next to an artesian well. |
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Photograph of two men at an artesian well, Wixon Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s |
Floyd Farmer (on right) and an unidentified man standing next to a flowing artesian well on Wixon Ranch. |
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Photograph of people gathered at the Las Vegas Townsite auction, 1905 |
Shot of the podium during the 1905 auction of town sites in Las Vegas |
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Photograph of groundbreaking ceremony for Southern Nevada Water Project near Saddle Island on Lake Mead |
Three men in front of a sign for the Southern Nevada Water Project, which included a pumping plant to take water out of Lake Mead and a water treatment plant. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B.... |
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Photograph of swimmers in a salt water hole near the junction of the Virgin and... |
Five unidentified men swimming in pool near the salt mines near the confluence of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers. |
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Photograph of a group of men releasing live rainbow trout into a pond, late 1950s |
Rainbow trout being released into a pond |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, before 1910 |
Men near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Photograph of the prayer dedication for the signing of the Hoover Dam bill, December 1928 |
A large gathering of people near the dam site praying in thanks for the passage of the bill authorizing the construction of Hoover Dam |
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Photograph of men laying sewer pipe in Boulder City, circa 1931 |
Laying a sewer line in Boulder City. |
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Report of Las Vegas fire protection recommendations from the Board of Fire Underwriters of the... |
Fire protection recommendations for the city of Las Vegas including an April 13, 1949 fire flow test report provided by the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific for Las Vegas. |
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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912 |
Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well. |
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Photograph of scuba operations at Nelson's Landing, September 15, 1974 |
Three men in scuba gear on the rocks at Nelson's Landing the day after the September 14, 1974 flood. |
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Photograph of a man standing next to an artesian well, circa early 1900's |
Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler. |
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Photograph of a Union Pacific tour-bus on Highway 93, Nevada, circa 1933 |
A Union Pacific tour-bus in a pullout overlooking Hemenway Wash off Highway 93. |
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Photograph of Floyd Francis and Jake Beckley in the old swimming hole on the Von... |
Floyd Francis (center), Jake Beckley (right), and unidentified man in the "Old Swimming Hole" on the Von Tobel and Beckley property |
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Photograph of the Arivada Ferry, 1916-1920 |
Arivada Ferry, owned by Jim Cashman and operated by Pop Emery. Its primary purpose was to provide a way for Arizonans to get to Nevada where prohibition was not as strictly enforced. |
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Aerial photograph showing railroad siding and water storage tanks, Basic Magnesium Inc., Henderson, Nevada, October... |
Aerial view looking east that shows the temporary rail siding and water storage tanks south of the Basic Magnesium Inc. site. |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, Clark County, before... |
Six men, five identified and one unidentified standing near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby on the Taylor Ranch. |
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Photographs and descriptions of an artesian well in the northwest corner of Clark County (Nevada),... |
Photographs with captions of an artesian well in Las Vegas |
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Photograph of Murl Emery work dock with Lake Mead rising in the background, 1935 |
Murl Emery work dock, 1935, with Lake Mead rising |
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Photograph of Walter Bracken sitting at a desk in an office, May 1908 |
Photograph of Walter R. Bracken sitting at a roll-top desk in an office, probably inside the Las Vegas Post Office. Bracken served as Las Vegas' postmaster from 1904-1914. The calendar on the wall is for May 1908. |
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad crews removing tracks at the St. Thomas line, 1938 |
Union Pacific Railroad crews taking up the St. Thomas line in advance of Lake Mead. |
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Photograph of Floyd Francis, Jake Beckley, and friend in the old swimming hole on the... |
Floyd Francis, an unidentified man, and Jake Beckley in the "old swimming hole" on the Von Tobel and Beckley property |
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Photograph of Hannig's Ice Cream Parlor in St. Thomas, 1952 |
Albert Hafner examines St. Thomas buildings that rose to the surface of the desert in 1952. With him are daughters Linda and Ilene and their friend Hazel Hall. |
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Photograph of a man sitting near an artesian well, circa early 1900's |
Man sitting next to an artesian well |