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Application by Las Vegas Valley Water District and Colorado River Commission of Nevada to the Administrator of General Services (Washington, D.C.) for transfer of certain water facilities, 1951

Date

1951

Archival Collection

Description

Application of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to obtain the water facilities constructed at or near Henderson, Nevada, by Defense Plant Corporation. Document includes background of application, water district plans, consideration of public interest and benefit, and the terms and conditions for the transfer of the water facilities.

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F.P.H.A. houses at Carver Park, image 001: photographic print

Date

1943-11-26

Description

Carver Park. F.P.H.A. houses, Henderson. Nevada. (8-23-43)

Image

Basic Magnesium Industries Plant safety billboard: photographic print

Date

1942 (year approximate) to 1944 (year approximate)

Description

Safety billboard at Basic Magnesium Industries Plant in Henderson, Nevada.

Image

Basic Magnesium Industries Plant scale house: photographic print

Date

1949-03-29

Description

Scale house at Basic Magnesium Industries in Henderson, Nevada. (5-5-44)

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A marching band in the Industrial Days Parade: photographic print

Date

1960-01-04

Description

A marching band in the Industrial Days Parade, Henderson, Nevada. (May 7, 1955)

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Unidentified Basic Magnesium Industries employees, image 001: photographic print

Date

1942-09-30

Description

Workers at Basic Magnesium Industries plant in Henderson, Nevada. (3-26-42)

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Interior of the Basic Magnesium Industries magnesium plant: photographic print

Date

1943-11-02

Description

Henderson, Nevada. Magnesium plant - Basic Magnesium Industries. (7-31-43)

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Secondary filter at sewage treatment plant, image 003: photographic print

Date

1950-12-05

Description

Secondary filter at sewage treatment plant in Henderson, Nevada. (5-26-44)

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Unidentified woman working in food service at Basic Magnesium Industries: photographic print

Date

1942 (year approximate) to 1945 (year approximate)

Description

A woman works in food service at Basic Magnesium Industries, Henderson, Nevada.

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Lorne Lomprey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01140

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lorne Lomprey conducted by Mitzi Cox on February 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Lomprey discusses his childhood and education in Henderson, Nevada. He also discusses his work as an arson investigator and police officer. Lomprey also discusses other topics including atomic testing, politics, the first police officers in Henderson, Nevada, and early firefighters in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection