'Compiled by J.T. McWilliams from official county records, U.S. Land Dept. surveys, railroad co. field maps and many personal surveys. Made in 1927 by J.T. McWilliams, C.E.' Includes township and road districts, school districts, mining districts, railroads, wagon roads, trails, springs and artesian wells. Scale [ca. 1:316,800. 1 in. to approx. 5 miles] (W 116°--W 114°/N37--N35). Relief shown by hachures. Blueline print. Library's copy 1 has one area outlined by hand in red. Library's copy 2 has school districts outlined in red and green pencil and labeled in pencil by hand.
Green Valley Ranch boasts a walkable, park and trail filled neighborhood feel even as Paseo Verde Parkway seen here at Desert Shadow Trail is a major thoroughfare serving its neighborhoods in Henderson, Nevada.
Ni Gusti Raka, a member of the Island of Bali Dancers, wearing traditional Legong dance costume. Raka was approximately 12 years old when this photograph was taken at the Hotel Thunderbird in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the dancers were performing. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Records in this series are comprised of administrative and research files documenting the formation of Nevada CURE as an organization and the creation of the Spartacus Project Report from approximately 1998 to 2001. Materials include correspondence between Mercedes Maharis and various individuals, such as attorneys in Nevada representing inmates on legal cases, as well as organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Prisons. Records in this series also includes copies of inmate medical records and copies of the Spartacus Project Report. This series also includes copies of the Las Vegas Tribune which contain specific articles about issues related to the Nevada prison system.
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Nevada CURE Records
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Collection Number: MS-00799 Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records Box/Folder: N/A
The Las Vegas, Nevada Women's Softball Collection (1951-1952) contains photographic prints and negatives depicting a southern Nevada women's softball team. The team was sponsored by Wilson's Texaco Station in Boulder City, Nevada, and the women played in regional games in both southern California and southern Nevada. Photographs in the collection show the team practicing at Peterson Field in Boulder City, and celebrating and spending time together at the Mt. Charleston Lodge. The collection also contains copies of personal accounts written by team member Orpha Alveta Bowman (McBride), who recalls the prejudice some of the lesbian members faced from local community members. The originals of these handwritten accounts are held in MS-01099.