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Photograph of irrigation headgate with water, before 1930

Date

open start to 1930

Description

Water flowing through an irrigation headgate.

Image

Map showing improvements made to the Las Vegas Valley Water District and vicinity under $8,700,000 bond issue,circa 1957

Date

1953 to 1961

Description

Relief shown by contour lines and spot heights. Includes inset location map of the Water District. Shows township and range grid. Boundary of Las Vegas Valley Water District marked in dark blue. 'Cole '57' in lower left corner. Scale [ca. 1:72,000. 1 in. to approx. 6,000 ft.]

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Southern Nevada Water Authority: "Policy Regarding Recycled Water", 2008

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Las Vegas Land and Water Company - Report of R.G. Greene, Geologist, regarding water situation in Las Vegas Valley (1 of 2)

Date

1910 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

Mixed Content

Water supply - Cottonwood Springs

Date

1925 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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Photograph of ice and water, (Alaska), mid 1900s

Date

1935 to 1955

Description

This photograph shows ice and water with mountains in the background.

Image

Las Vegas Water Conference

Date

1944-11-03

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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Series 4. Water Resources, 1942-1978

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Water Resources series (1942-1978) contains reference materials, drafts and proofs of the book Water - A History of Las Vegas, commissioned and published by the Las Vegas Valley Water District in 1975. Florence Lee Jones and John F. Cahlan co-wrote the first volume, and she authored the second volume by herself. The series includes research, correspondence, minutes, notes and clippings, and reports.

Archival Collection

Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00200
Collection Name: Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Las Vegas Land and Water Company - Report of R.G. Greene, Geologist, regarding water situation in Las Vegas Valley (2 of 2)

Date

1910 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

Mixed Content

LVLWC - rates, rules, and regulations, water department

Date

1919 to 1951

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 -- Las Vegas Land and Water Company (LVLWC) Corporate Documents, Reports, and Accounts

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