View of a water line and pump in the Amargosa Valley looking southwest toward the Funeral Mountains.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Amargosa Valley looking southwest toward the Funeral Mountains, 1980, showing a 10" water line and pump to supply a circle sprinkler system. The pump is a 75 horsepower electric turbine pump that supplies two sprinkler systems with a total of 1,450 gallons per minute. At that capacity, the pump only draws water down 3 inches in the well."
Since the Amargosa Valley did not have electricity until 1964, all pumps were run by combustion engines, like this one on the T & T Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Land on the T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nevada, about 1958 or 1959. Commercial electricity was not available in the Amargosa Valley until 1964. Until then all water pumping was done with combustion engines running at the wells. Pictured here is a butane-operated motor, running a pump on the property belonging to Hank Records."
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."
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Detroit diesels powering pumps on Hank Record's property, Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nevada, about 1956. (Diesels were installed by Mantzer Detroit Diesel out of Sparks, Nevada.) Records brought the trailer in the background from Prescott, Arizona; it was the first structure in the Amargosa Valley Farm Area aside from those on the T & T Ranch. The trees are Balm of Gileads."
Las Vegas mayor J. Fred Hesse (left) and Nevada governor Fred Balzar (right) at opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas
Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve: "Las Vegas Mayor J. Fred Hesse (left) and Nev. Governor Fred Balzar at opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas, ca. 1929-32"; Stamped on back of photo: G. L. Ullom. 104 Fremont Street. Las Vegas, Nevada
North Las Vegas golf course with Parks and Recreation Building and city water tanks.
Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: "North Las Vegas Golf Course (Par 3) with Parks and Recreation Building and city water storage tanks"; Notes on back: "NLV Par 3 Golf Course with P & R Bldg. and city water storage tanks."
North Las Vegas golf course with Parks and Recreation Building and city water tanks.
Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: "North Las Vegas Golf Course (Par 3) with Parks and Recreation Building and city water storage tanks"; Notes on back: "NLV Par 3 Golf Course with P & R Bldg. and city water storage tanks."
Flood channel with water running high under North Las Vegas Boulevard. Signs on front for 91 and 93 freeways
Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: "Las Vegas Boulevard North and North Las Vegas flood channel, ca. 1970s." Notes on back: "Las Vegas Blvd North and NLV flood channel."
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.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from cardboard mount: "Peter Boul (sic) was 1st Mayor of Las Vegas; Died 1964; Boul (sic) came to Pahrump Valley in 1904 to take over Yount Manse; Buol Well - 1914."