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Report on Moapa Flood, August 11, 1941
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Archival Collection
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Report of the damage caused by a flood in August 11, 1941.
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Postcard showing the Evey Well, circa 1908-1909
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Archival Collection
Description
Men standing next to a drilling rig looking at the Evey Well.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on back of postcard: "Mr. Squires, you can make a [?] of this if you choose. Yours Truly, [?] Brown, The Evey Spout"
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Transcript from interview with Rejoyce Williams by Claytee White, June 12, 1996
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Archival Collection
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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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Transcript from interview with Helen Anderson and Karen Walker by Claytee White and Barbara Tabach, February 21, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Helen Anderson came to Las Vegas in 1962 from Arkansas, and had her daughter, Karen, in 1967. The pair discusses the family business, Hamburger Heaven, and other businesses on Jackson Street and the Westside. They also talk about hte changes in the neighborhood and their work with the West Las Vegas Citizens for Hope group, and Karen's family services business.
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Postcard showing burros on the Stewart Ranch, before 1903
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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
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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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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920
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Archival Collection
Description
Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.
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History of major floods in Moapa valley and adjacent washes, after 1945
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Archival Collection
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List of the major floods in the Moapa Valley with map to show locations of the floods.
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Report, The flood control program - Moapa area, after 1942
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Archival Collection
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Cost of Civilian Conservation Corp work in the Moapa Valley and the benefits accrued to the residents of the valley.
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Report on floods from the Meadow Valley Wash, Muddy River, and California Wash, after 1945
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Archival Collection
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List of major floods in the Moapa Valley with accompanying map.
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