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Memo from W. H. Johnson about possible revisions to the water restrictions ordinance to make it more effective, July 21, 1950

Date

1950-07-21

Archival Collection

Description

Memo discussing possible revisions to the water restrictions ordinance to make it more effective.

Text

Las Vegas Valley Water District: archived website, 2020

Level of Description

Other Level

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01031
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Boulder Canyon after water had been diverted, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Boulder Canyon floor after water from river had been diverted near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.

Image

Photograph of cement plant water tanks, Hoover Dam, April 17, 1934

Date

1934-04-17

Archival Collection

Description

An image of cement plant water tanks at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Railroad freight cars seen in background.

Image

Aerial photograph of Lake Mead water intake for Basic Magnesium Inc., Nevada, January 5, 1942

Date

1942-01-05

Description

Aerial view of Lake Mead intake for the Basic Magnesium plant water system, showing the causeway in the upper right corner.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: " Basic Magnesium, Inc., Acting for and in behalf of Defense Plant Corp. Plancor 201, Engineers LTD. Contractor, For water services, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1-5-42"

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LVLWC Las Vegas, Nevada - proposed municipal ownership of water and power systems at Las Vegas, Nevada (1 of 2)

Date

1934 to 1950

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 -- Industrial Development Subject Files

Mixed Content

Newspaper clipping, County approves petition for Water District, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 30, 1948

Date

1948-08-30

Archival Collection

Description

Article describing how the Clark County Commission approved the petition to create a water district and set up plans for an election on the issue.

Text

Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931

Date

1931-04
1931-05

Archival Collection

Description

The first sheet, form 30, a work order authority for extensions and additions to the water supply line on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company's property, includes a description of the work and the necessity for the work, with a total estimated expenditure. The second sheet, form 30-1, a work order authority with detailed estimated expenditures, includes an itemized list of the quantity and cost of parts and labor. Forms are accompanied by a map, referenced below, that includes colored outlines of existing and proposed facilities.

Text

NDWP (Nevada Division of Water Planning), 1999a, "Nevada Water Facts, Surface and Grouijd-Water Quality," http://www.state.nv.us/cnr/ndwp/wat-fact/sgwq.htm, April 21, Carson City, Nevada, 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 13

Archival Component

Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show for the 50th Anniversary of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1985-07-31 to 1985-08-04

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show was one of the special events scheduled for the 50th Anniversary of Hoover Dam. Show presented by Las Vegas Events, Inc.

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