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A man uses an umbrella in the water spray caused by overflow water in the Arizona spillway, looking west at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide, 1983 August

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of 1983 Hoover Dam Overflow Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00438
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of 1983 Hoover Dam Overflow Photographs
Box/Folder: Box SH-052

Archival Component

Photograph of settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City.

Transcribed Notes: Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by W. A. Davis Box 1169, Las Vegas, Nevada; Notes on photo sleeve: [Setting basin for making concrete. Upstream from the Dam about 5-10 miles. R.R. track may have crossed over to Arizona.] Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees: says this is part of a water purification plant; the settling basin shown purifies water. (documentation, 4/92)

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Reports prepared by Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD)

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Citizen Alert Records
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Collection Number: MS-00415
Collection Name: Citizen Alert Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

LVLWC 785 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 310 feet of 8-inch and 440 feet of 6-inch water mains

Date

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

LVLWC 788 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 2500 feet of 8-inch and 3130 feet of 6-inch water mains

Date

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

LVLWC 776 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 1395 feet of 8-inch and 3575 feet of 6-inch water mains

Date

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

LVLWC 779 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 505 feet of 6-inch and 750 feet of 4-inch water mains

Date

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

LVLWC 781 - Las Vegas, Nevada - constructing 15 feet of 8-inch and 3385 feet of 6-inch water mains

Date

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

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

Fritz Schmidt, water engineer at Walking Box Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Fritz Schmidt (water engineer) standing outside the ranch house at Walking Box Ranch

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