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Las Vegas, Nevada - water conservation for the City of Las Vegas

Date

1942

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files

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Photograph of Boy Scouts in Armistice Day parade, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Boy Scouts' color guard in Armistice Day parade near Government Park, Boulder City

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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of postcards that can be bought from anywhere between the range five cents to twenty five cents in Boulder City, Nevada. Transcribed onto the upper left postcard: "Dear Billy, Just a giant postcard from Boulder Dam, and a picture of Old Glory to hang in your room. Regards, Tommy. Master Billy Brown, Orangedale, California." Transcribed onto the upper left postcard with an American flag on it: "Old Glory." Transcribed onto the bottom third postcard: "Dear Folks, It takes a GIANT postcard to describe this stupendous, colossal, amazing, beautiful, and gigantic engineering feat - Boulder Dam! Love Jane. The Folks Back Home, U.S.A."

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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931

Date

1931-11-07

Description

Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, diagramatic section looking west, August 10, 1983

Date

1983-08-10

Description

Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983. Shows existing and proposed structures.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

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Telegram from G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City) to V. W. Smith (Los Angeles) and C. C. Larkin (Salt Lake City), May 4, 1959

Date

1959-05-04

Archival Collection

Description

The water district waived the restriction on the railroad furnishing Las Vegas residents from their shop well until they had the capacity to do so themselves, and Cunningham advised that this arrangement continue as long as needed.

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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), stairs, plans and sections, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Drawn by PK, N.D.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), stairs, plans and sections, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Drawn by RK, N.D.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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