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Topographic map of the Boulder Canyon Reservoir site, 1930

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1930

Description

Scale [ca. 1:144,000. 1 in. to approx. 12,000 ft.] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 91 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; "Map no. 23800" ; Includes township and range grid ; Includes two profile diagrams, area and capacity curve diagram, Topography of Black Canyon and vicinity map and Colorado River basin map. Inset maps of Black Canyon and vicinity and Colorado River Basin. Inset charts of Boulder Canyon Reservoir Area and Capacity Curves; and, Profile of Colorado River from Bridge Canyon Dam Site, Arizona to Black Canyon Dam Site, Arizona-Nevada. Bureau of Reclamation.

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William O'Neill McCurdy Sr. oral history interview: transcript

Date

2022-01-26

Description

Oral history interview with William O'Neill McCurdy by Claytee D. White on January 26, 2022 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, McCurdy describes his childhood growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, graduating from Valley High School, and attending Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nevada. He worked for many years for the Parks and Recreation department, and has served on numerous boards including the Citizens' Advisory for Regional Transportation (RTC), Habitat for Humanity Board of Director, Mineral County Economic Advisory Committee, City of Las Vegas Community Block Grant Advisory Board, and Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Commission. Currently, McCurdy owns McCurdy & McCurdy Media Group, a political consulting and advertising firm which has assisted numerous political candidates in fulfilling their dreams of helping to govern Las Vegas, Clark County, the State of Nevada, and even in the United States Congress.

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Report on water spreading in Clark County, Nevada as a means of controlling floods, May 9, 1949

Date

1949-05-09

Description

Report on the efficacy of water spreading to disperse flood water in Southern Nevada. Under the immediate Supervision of A. T. Mitchelson, State Project Supervisor. Prepared under the direction of George D. Clyde, Chief, Division of Irrigation and Water Conservation

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