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Aerial photograph of Frenchman Mountain, Nevada, circa 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view looking south of Frenchman Mountain and the east side of Las Vegas Valley. Lake Mead can be seen in the distance.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on back of photo: "Frenchman Mt. Airview SE"
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Aerial photograph looking northeast over Frenchman Mountain, circa 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Frenchman Mountain and a little of the Las Vegas Wash area. Lake Mead can barely be seen in the distance.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View NE Frenchman Mt left of center"
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Aerial photograph of head of Lake Mead, November 29, 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the head of Lake Mead, the outlet of the Grand Canyon. Printed in lower left corner: 3A0, 306 Head of Lake Mead 11-29-48. Clock face visible in lower right corner of photograph.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Wash looking east, May 4, 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Las Vegas Wash as it leaves the Las Vegas Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "Las Vegas Wash, lower left toward upper right. Beyond, at left, pinnacles & ''Lava'' Butte"
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Aerial photograph of Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area, circa 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area looking east.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View SE. In foreground, large fan S.E. of Nellis Air Force"
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Las Vegas Ranch well log, circa October 2, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch
Text
Handbill announcing water outage, Las Vegas, December 11, 1925
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Notice that the water would be shut off on 11 December 1925 from 7 to 10 a.m.
Text
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark, February 15, 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.
Text
Photograph of I. ''Pat'' Head, Oran Gragson, and Leonard Fayle at reservoir construction site, May 1, 1969
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Oran Gragson, Leonard Fayle, and I. ''Pat'' Head at the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir construction site. Left to Right: I. 'Pat' Head, Mayor Oran Gragson, and Leonard R. Fayle.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking northwest, late 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northwest. Fremont Street in center, running west.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve: Aerial view of Las Vegas looking west. Fremont Street in center, running west.
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