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Topographic map of the Las Vegas Valley area, 1959

Date

1959

Description

Scale 1:250,000 ; Transverse Mercator proj. (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 36°) ; 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 200 feet ; Margin title ; "Compiled in 1955 by photogrammetric methods by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and from Nevada 1:48,000 and 1:62,500, USGS, 1952-54, and Nevada 1:50,000, CE, 1952. Planimetric detail revised by photo-planimetric methods. Horizontal and vertical control by USGS, USC& GS, and CE. Photography field annotated 1954. Road data 1954." ; Shows townships and ranges ; Gives 1955 declination from true north ; Includes location diagram, reliability diagram, and sectionalized township map ; Filing title: Las Vegas, Nevada; Arizona; California ; Interior--Geological Survey

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Architectural drawings of residential home in Las Vegas, Nevada, exterior elevations, 1955

Date

1955

Description

Drawings of exterior elevations of a ranch-style residential home in the Greater Las Vegas development in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten underneath drawings at right: "Plan 14C - Elev. C."
Site Name: Greater Las Vegas

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Plat of original townsite of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, November 25, 1927

Date

1927-11-25

Description

Subtitle: 'On N 1/2 of SW 1/4 section 27, T 20 S, R 61 E, M.D. Mer. showing cast iron water mains. Including location and distances of valves, fire hydrants, house connections, etc. Constructed by Las Vegas Land &Water Company. Construction completed Nov. 25-1927. Cast iron pipe system throughout made at Provo, Utah by Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company. R.N. Clark, Construction Engineer. Map and survey made by J.T. McWilliams, C.E., Las Vegas, Nev.' Map shows ownership of some parcels of land. Scale [ca. 1:960]. 1 inch to 80 feet. Blueline print. Plat map.

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Map of Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1947

Date

1947

Description

'Prepared by Porter & White Agency. Typography by Marc Wilkinson.' 'Travel-Aid. A Ballinger publication, copyright, July 1947.' Panel title: 'Las Vegas, Nevada invites you! : see Boulder Dam, Lake Mead.' Includes information on Las Vegas, business directory, advertisements and directory of service clubs. Advertisements, map of Boulder City, and map of southern Nevada area with advertisements on verso. Ballinger Publishing Company.

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Map of Las Vegas and vicinity, Nevada, circa 1957-1961

Date

1957 to 1961

Description

70 x 68 cm. on sheet 106 x 71 cm. Includes indexes. Includes Nellis Air Force Base, Henderson, and inset maps of Boulder City, Nevada, and Las Vegas's geographical location in the Southwest. "H-654-32" on the lower right-hand corner. Page 2 contains a photograph of the Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, featuring the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and the Horseshoe Casino. Page 3 outlines local and regional attractions, as well as population information. Original publisher: R. L. Polk.

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Original plat, townsite of Las Vegas, Lincoln Co., Nevada, January 13, 1905

Date

1905-01-13

Description

Subtitle: 'Embracing the N. 1/2 of S.W. 1/4 Sec. 27 Township 20S. R.61E. Mt. Diablo Meridian.' 'Book 1, page 17A" handwritten in lower right corner. Signed by Henry Lee, County Recorder, Lincoln County Nevada. 'Filed at request of J.T. Williams, January 13th A.D. 1905.' Backwards handwriting on right side. Map has a Lincoln County seal on the bottom near the center. In the dedication J.T. McWilliams states that he has surveyed and platted the townsite of Las Vegas subject to the right of way of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company. He signed the dedication on Jan. 13, 1905, and it was signed by witnesses Scale [ca. 1:2,520? 1 inch to approx. 210 feet?]. Copy of a blueline print.

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Map of greater Las Vegas area, 1964-1965

Date

1964 to 1965

Description

Scale [ca. 1:51,322] ; 1 map ; 55 x 43 cm ; Panel title: Front Boy's official 1964-1965 edition street map : detailed guide of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Paradise Valley and vicinity ; Originally folded to: 29 x 12 cm ; Relief shown by spot heights ; Includes notes and quotations ; Includes indexes; Alt Title: Front Boy's official 1964-1965 edition street map : detailed guide of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Paradise Valley and vicinity ; Alt Title: Official 1964-1965 edition street map Front Boy Service Co..

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Map of well locations, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1975

Date

1976

Description

'Cartography by Marj Thielke.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources.' Relief shown by contours. Shows township and range lines. Originally published as Plate 1 in Water-level changes associated with ground-water development in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1971-75 : fourth progress report--summary of data / by James R. Harrill, published in 1976 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, as volume 22 of Water resources-information series report. Scale [ca. 1:69,696. 1 in.=approx. 1.1 miles] (W 115°20´--W 115°00´/N 36°20´--N 36°00´).

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Map of the Las Vegas Strip, 1953

Date

1953

Description

Scale [ca. 1:9,600. 1 in. to approx. 800 ft.] ; 1 map : col. ; 57 x 29 cm ; Cadastral map ; Campbell Realty Company.

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Las Vegas NE quadrangle

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.'

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