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Photograph looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains.
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Photograph of a group of men in in front of sign for Leonard R. Fayle Reservoir and Pumping Station, May 1, 1969
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Group of men in front of a sign for the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: 1 May 1969 & names of men in photo (L-R)
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Transcript from interview with Rejoyce Williams by Claytee White, June 12, 1996
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Rejoyce Williams moved to Las Vegas with her husband and their six children in 1960. Williams grew up in Fordyce, Arkansas, and has also lived in California. When she arrived in Las Vegas, she worked as a maid at the Las Vegas Hilton and participated in the Culinary Union strike in 1970. In the interview, she discusses her involvement in church activities, and other anecdotes from her employment.
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Photograph of Hemenway Wash and Colorado River from Highway 93, Clark County, circa 1929
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking east through Hemenway Wash towards the Colorado River from the newly constructed Highway 93.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: Looking thru Hemenway wash to river from new hi-way to day site
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Photograph of bridge over Vegas Creek, Las Vegas, circa 1900
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort.
Transcribed Notes: Printed on front: Vegas Creek and the old Bridge, Las Vegas Nevada, Oasis Confectionery Photo; Handwritten inscription on back: s. of Old Ranch - cross to school - 2nd & Lewis
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Postcard showing burros on the Stewart Ranch, before 1903
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A herd of wild burros drinking from the Las Vegas Creek on the Stewart Ranch
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Burros: Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nev." Transcribed from back of postcard: "W.P. Alter, Le Roy, Illinois."
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Postcard showing Eglington Well, circa 1915
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well dug by Peter Buol on the Eglington Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Eglington Well - NE 1/4 NE 1/4 - S 24-20 (J)-60(R), [?], 232 fr deep flows 800 galls per minute. Peter Buol. 5[4] miles N West Las Vegas, Nevada."
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