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Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply
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The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.
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Photograph of mine buildings in Goldfield (Nev.), October 15, 1908
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Photograph of a house, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1920s
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940
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Siegfried & Roy 15,000th show: photographs
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Photographs from the Greg Cava Photograph Collection -- Chronological shoots -- 1994-1997 -- Job #96-422: 15,000th show for Siegfried & Roy file.
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Carmon Meswarb interview, April 15, 1976: transcript
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On April 15, 1976, Judy Hammer interviewed Carmon Meswarb (b. February 9, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) about his life as a musician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meswarb discusses how he ended up in Las Vegas, the musicians union and his time playing in a relief band. Meswarb also delves into the different entertainment acts of the 1950s and 1960s, the big-name performers, the city’s showgirls and racial segregation in entertainment. Moreover, Matson talks about the changing landscape of the city, residential areas and the changed attitude of the Strip. The interview ends with Meswarb discussing the short stint of Broadway shows on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Slide of a family in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s
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