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Map showing right of way of toll road constructed by Nevada Rapid Transit Co. in Lincoln County (Nev.), 1905
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Map showing the proposed improvement of Las Vegas Springs, Las Vegas (Nev.), Clark County (Nev.), 1916
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Scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in. to 20 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. 1 in. to 200 ft. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48]. 1 in. to 4 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 1 in. to 100 feet ; 1 map : col. ; 40 x 78 cm ; "Scale as noted." ; "Exhibit 'A'." ; "Approved Sept. 21, 1916." ; "Div.Engr."--Lower right corner ; "W.E.J."--Lower left corner ; "L-44-50to61. T-75-17&46."--Upper left corner ; Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs ; Library's copy has "Proposed layout" written on it in pencil ; Contents: Detail at springs -- Profile -- Alignment ;
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Taylor, Richard B. (Richard Blackburn), 1929-2011
Richard "Dick" Blackburn Taylor was a prominent businessman in Las Vegas, Nevada and amateur historian of Southern Nevada. Taylor was born on January 31, 1929 in Quincy, Illinois and grew up in Glendale, California. After graduating high school in 1947, he attended Washington and Lee University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Hawaii. He served in the 4th Infantry Division of the United States Army in Germany during the occupation following WWII. In 1957, he married Charlene Flora Belknap and they had four children.
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Foley, Roger Drummond, 1917-1996
Roger Drummond Foley (1917-1996) was Nevada’s 23rd Attorney General and was nominated to the federal United States District Court, District of Nevada by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. A few of Foley’s famous cases during his tenure included the radiation exposure of the “Baneberry” Nuclear Test and the protection of the Ash Meadows Desert Pupfish in United States v. Francis Leo Cappaert.
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Color aerial view of Downtown Las Vegas. Binion's Horseshoe is under construction. The Mint, Lucky, Las Vegas Club, the New Pioneer Club, the Golden Nugget, and the Fremont Hotel are also visible.
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Color view of Sunrise Center and Montgomery Wards department store construction site signs located at Charleston and Fremont Street. The building was converted to a Lowe's after Wards closed in. Frenchman mountain (aka Sunrise Mountain) is visible in the background.
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Color view of the construction site sign for the Parkway Mall, located at Maryland Parkway between Desert Inn Road and Twain Avenue. This would eventually be renamed The Boulevard Mall.
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