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Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907

Date

1907

Description

Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 18th commencement program

Date

1981-05-23

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Maps of flood-prone areas in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1973

Date

1973

Description

'Prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration. 1973.' Sheet 1: Las Vegas NE, Nev.; Sheet 2: Las Vegas SE, Nev.; Sheet 3:Las Vegas SW, Nev.; Sheet 4: Las Vegas NW, Nev. Published by Geological Survey (U.S.). Scale 1:24,000. [1 in. to approx. 2,000 ft.]. Relief shown by contours. Flood information overprinted on U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles: [sheet 1] Las Vegas NE quadrangle, [sheet 2] Las Vegas SE quadrangle, [sheet 3] Las Vegas SW quadrangle, [sheet 4] Las Vegas NW quadrangle, 1967. Shows areas subject to flooding by a flood that has 1 in 100 chance on the average of occurring in any one year. "Flood boundaries were estimated from: regional stage-frequency relations." Includes notes.

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Las Vegas Strip looking north from a pedestrian overpass, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Las Vegas Boulevard as seen from a pedestrian overpass connecting The Cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood hotel and casinos.

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Letter from J. G. Allard (Las Vegas) to Al Folger (Las Vegas), August 2, 1949

Date

1949-08-02

Archival Collection

Description

Request for the water company's plan to prevent water shortages in the future. Letter states that if the supplied plan is insufficient, the commission will schedule a public meeting.

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Petition by citizens of Las Vegas to Board of City Commissioners (Las Vegas) requesting adequate water supply, filed July 7, 1927

Date

1927-07-07

Description

Petition signed by citizens and taxpayers of the city of Las Vegas requesting the Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas to take action to secure an adequate water supply for the residents of the Original Townsite of Las Vegas. Document lists 29 signatures and is stamped with a filing date of July 7, 1927.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 10, 1973

Date

1973-07-10

Description

Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate. CSUN Session 2 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), November 24, 1952

Date

1952-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the changes made to the purchase contract draft to protect railroad company water rights.

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material

Identifier

MS-01042

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the Las Vegas Age print shop. The footage also shows various local families and desert landscapes. This collection has been fully digitized.

Archival Collection

Photograph of railroad cottages, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

Description

Row of railroad cottages in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Photograph is of a Wharton Drug Company postcard. 64 railroad cottages were built between 1909 and 1911 by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for employees of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
Caption: R. R. cottages, Las Vegas, Nev. 1911

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