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Report about flood control in Virgin and Moapa Valleys
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Archival Collection
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Narrative that describes nineteen elements of the flood control program in the Virgin and Moapa Valleys.
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Letter from E. G. Tilton (Los Angeles) to George Wynecook (Bakersfield, Cal.), August 31, 1906
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Archival Collection
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E.G. Tilton, Chief Engineer of the The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, replies that the railroad company has no intention of drilling any wells in Las Vegas because of the abundance of spring water in the area.
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Proposal submitted to the delegates representing the States of California and Nevada in reference to the development of the Colorado River
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Proposal submitted to the delegates representing the States of California and Nevada in reference to the development of the Colorado River
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Las Vegas, Nevada : center and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, gateway of the great Boulder Dam project
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Cover title.
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Views of Boulder Dam and Las Vegas, Nevada
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"N.E. Johnson, photographer and publisher." Booklet consists primarily of photographs of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, prior to the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and photographs of people and businesses in early 20th-century Las Vegas.
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Preliminary report, Regional hydrology of a part of Southern Nevada: a reconnaissance, July 1963
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A geological survey of Southern Nevada hydrology which was prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Report TEI-833
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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker to E .E. Bennett, October 14, 1934
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Archival Collection
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Knickerbocker wanted to know how to proceed if Las Vegas citizens made an attempt to acquire the Las Vegas Land and Water Company through condemnation.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten at bottom of page: Please check Nevada laws & Pub. Uti ? advise whether a municipality can acquire the property a Pub Utility by condemnation & ?
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Letter from E. E. Bennett to F. H. Knickerbocker, October 20, 1934
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Archival Collection
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Bennett agrees with Knickerbocker and MacNamee that they can do little to prevent Las Vegas citizens from trying to obtain the Las Vegas Land and Water Company through condemnation.
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