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Photograph of water pump in Colorado River used for upper concrete batch plant, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Pump in the Colorado River for the upper concrete batch plant

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Pump used to get water to upper batch plant."

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LVLWC 774 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 475 feet of 6-inch cast iron water main to serve Boulder Dam site

Date

1953 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Right-of-way and Property Documents

Mixed Content

Landscape watering along West Sahara Avenue west of Fort Apache Road, looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-10

Description

Sprinklers water landscaping in front of a commercial development along West Sahara Avenue west of Fort Apache Road.

Image

Letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to Walter R. Bracken, October 3, 1908

Date

1908-10-03

Archival Collection

Description

Caption: Sub-lease Las Vegas Ranch

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Desert palm trees are surrounded by water near a Lake Mead marina, looking northwest in Lake Mead, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1983-08

Description

This series of photographs documents the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. After initially being filled, the spillways were tested once in August of 1941.

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Desert palm trees are surrounded by water near a Lake Mead marina, looking northwest in Lake Mead, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1983-08

Description

This series of photographs documents the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. After initially being filled, the spillways were tested once in August of 1941.

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Bill granting to Las Vegas Valley Water District right of way to certain public lands and access to Basic Management, Inc., April, 1954

Date

1954-04

Archival Collection

Description

Legislative bill to grant right-of-way to the Las Vegas Valley Water District to lands between Lake Mead, Henderson, and Las Vegas. It also grants access to Basic Management Inc. to allow for the conveyance and distribution of water.

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Photograph of Southern Nevada Water Project groundbreaking ceremony, Lake Mead, September 07, 1968

Date

1968-09-07

Description

U. S. Senator Alan Bible presenting an American flag to a member of the Nellis Air Force Base color guard at the Southern Nevada Water Project groundbreaking ceremony located near Saddle Island on Lake Mead.

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Environmental Assessment for Kyle Canyon Water District Special Use Permit, Renew and Amend Existing Authorization to Maintain and Improve Potable Water Distribution System in Kyle Canyon, 1995 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 40

Archival Component

Estimate of cost to extend water main to Govt. Lot 1, Section 2, East Charleston Blvd., August 18, 1948

Date

1948-08-18

Archival Collection

Description

Details of materials and prices needed to extend the water main to a new subdivision.

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