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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
Date
1983-08
Archival Collection
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.
Image
Postcard of water escaping valve, Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
First burst of water that went through the valve house at Hoover Dam.
Image
Slide of water wheel, Muddy River, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Water wheel on Muddy River (flowed into Virgin River) in Nevada.
Image
Photograph of a water pipe, Image 3, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1939
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A picture of a water pipe with water spurting out.
Image
Photograph of people water skiing, Lake Mead, late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
People sit on a boat and drag water skiiers down Lake Mead. The number, "2" is written on the side of the boat.
Image
Violation notice of the water waste city ordinance, 1950
Date
1950
Archival Collection
Description
Violation notice (front and back) informing violators that if they violated the ordinance again they may be arrested (City Ordinance No. 218)
Text
Southern Nevada Water Authority: "Concepts for Development of Additional In-State Water Resources", 2004 February
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
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), regarding cultivation of land from water of new well and springs to protect our water filings, November 15, 1924
Date
1925-01-03
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of ways to put more land under cultivation to protect their water filings.
Text
Photograph of a water pipe, Image 4, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1939
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A picture of a water pipe with water spurting out in the desert.
Image
Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Valley Water District Documents, 1996-2013
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: Digital File 00, Box 14
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 14
Archival Component