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Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00049

Abstract

The Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada (1940) consist of formal petitions which were filed with the City of Las Vegas Clerk, and letters to the Mayor and City Commissioners dating from February 1, 1940 to December 4, 1940. The petitions, including one from the Westside Improvement Association, requested infrastructure improvements and zoning restrictions, while others criticized city government actions related to maintenance of public areas and inaction on previous petitions. Additional requests addressed commercial and residential zoning enforcement and clarification regarding new construction.

Archival Collection

New Year's 1913, dinner menu, The Menger

Date

1913-01-01

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Cover has illustration of a cherub with a wreath around its arm and a large satchel, signing into a guest book dated "Wednesday, January 1st, Nineteen Thriteen," while a clock in the background shows 12:01. Includes music program; Menger Hotel Orchestra directed by H. Dybwad Menu insert: Music Programs Restaurant: The Menger Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Text

Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1937

Date

1936 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre on Arizona Street in Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Service Bureau was later known as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau, and the Boulder Theater building was located at 1225 Arizona Street. Transcribed onto the center sign: "Boulder Dam Service Bureau. Souvenirs; Post Cards: Official Booklets; Rest Rooms."

Image

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1934

Date

1933 to 1934

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Report: "The Impact of Casino Gambling in New Orleans" by Timothy P. Ryan, Patricia J. Connor, and Janet F. Speyer, University of New Orleans, 1990

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 150

Archival Component

Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Building in Virginia City, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Joe Andre, Salt Lake City (Utah), circa 1918

Date

1917 to 1919

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Joe Andre in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Image

15th Edition

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Jerry Jackson Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00573
Collection Name: Jerry Jackson Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component