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Nevada Library Notes

Date

1964 to 1967

Description

Nevada Library Notes, Vol. 1-4 issued by the Nevada State Library. Materials about the news of library activities and articles for publication by Nevada librarians. It also contains minutes of the 18th annual convention. 

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Map of California, territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah, circa 1863

Date

1861 to 1865

Description

40 x 62 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Historical and statistical view of the United States, 1860"--Verso. Atlas page numbers at top: 58-59. Arizona became a territory in 1863, and Nevada became a state on October 31, 1864, so this map was either published in 1863 or in 1864 before the end of October. Original publisher: Johnson and Ward.

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Map of the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, circa 1905

Date

1901 to 1909

Description

'Compiled by Geo. E. Sherer and W.B. Milliken, miners and surveyors, Bull Frog, Nye Co., Nevada.' 'Photo. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F.' Scale [ca. 1:16,800. 1 inch to approximately 1,400 feet]. Blueline print.

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Topographic map of the Camp Mohave quadrangle in California, Nevada and Arizona, 1942

Date

1942

Description

Scale 1;250,000 ; polyconic projection (W 115°--W 114V/N 36V--N 35V) ; 1 map : col. ; 52 x 37 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 250 feet ; "Training map"--Center of upper margin of map ; "Base compiled from U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles. Control from U.S. Geological Survey. Revised from state highway maps for Arizona, Nevada and California" ; "Culture revisions shown in red based on reconnaissance by 67th Engr. Co. (Top.). May not be of same accuracy as base map." ; Map shows roads, trails, ponton sites, dam sites, possible air fields, possible landing fields, airports, water points, and impassable areas ; Map was originally restricted. "Classification cancelled by authority of Chief of Engineers letter of Jan. 22, 1946." ; Title at top of map: Nevada-Arizona-California : Camp Mohave quadrangle : grid zone F ; Army Map Service, U.S. Army.

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Map of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico, circa 1867

Date

1865 to 1869

Description

39 x 62 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington. Hand colored. Shows natural features, populated places, routes of mail steamships, routes of explorers, locations of Indian tribes, railroad routes, and proposed railroad routes. In top margin: No. 80-81. On verso: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Dakota (statistics and other information) and The state of California (statistics and other information). Original publisher: G.W. and C.B. Colton.

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Architectural drawing of the Rugar residence, Las Vegas, Nevada, exterior elevations, December 31, 1962

Date

1962-12-31

Description

Drawings of exterior elevations A, B, C and D for the Rugar residence, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Sheet no. 8 of 20." "James Brooks McDaniel, A.I.A., Architect." "Job no. R62-1." "Drawn by J.M. Checked by J.Mc." "Scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"."
Site Name: Rugar residence

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Geologic map and sections of area along Colorado River between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona and Nevada, 1963

Date

1963

Description

At top of map: 'United States, Department of Interior, Geological Survey. Professional Paper 374-E, plate 1.' In lower right corner of map: 'Geology mapped by C.R. Longwell.' Relief shown by contours. Includes seven colored cross-sections. Scale 1:125,000 (W 114°50´--W 114°20´/N 36°10´--N 35°10´). Series: Shorter contributions to general geology. Professional paper (Geological Survey (U.S.))
374-E. Originally published as plate 1 in: Reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona-Nevada / by Chester R. Longwell, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1963 in the series Shorter contributions to general geology and as Geological Survey professional paper 374-E.

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Map of approved mineral surveys in the Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

'Compiled from records of the U.S. Surveyor General and other authentic sources by Davis and Byler, Mining Engineers, Goldfield, Nevada. Copyright 1908 by Davis and Byler. 1911.' Scale [ca. 1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. (W 117°14'--W 117°09'/N 37°46'--N 37°41'). Blueline print. Includes township and range grid. Library's copy has upper-left corner torn off and has circles drawn around and diagonal lines drawn on certain claims.

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Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, 1962

Date

1962

Description

Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of ra anch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada. Handwritten near lower right: "Elevations only for Plan 1 (1B, 1C, 1D), Plan 2 (2B, 2C, 2D), Plan 4 (4B, 4C, 4D), Plan 5 (5B, 5C, 5D)."

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Nevada Library Notes

Date

1970 to 1971

Description

Nevada Library Notes, Vol. 7-8 issued by the Nevada State Library. Materials about the news of library activities and articles for publication by Nevada librarians. It also contains the Nevada Library Association directory from 1969 to 1971.

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