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Letter from Bertha Witmer (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and the City Council (Las Vegas), July 24, 1939

Date

1939-07-24

Description

Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3. Handwritten text, transcribed by cataloger. Also, J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at that time.

Text

The City Centre Plaza sign on the corner of North McDaniel Street and Civic Center Drive with City Hall in background, looking northwest in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2019 February 06

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Native Americans, Lost City,

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Black and white photograph of Native Americans at the Lost City.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Houston, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich (the chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957), during a dinner in Houston honoring Hughes' world flight.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Plane being towed after record breaking light. 7/14/38. (Daily News)"

Image

Emerald City Entrance

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes preliminary sketches.

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 002c

Archival Component