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Las Vegas Land & Water Company Records from the Las Vegas Valley Water District

Identifier

MS-00912

Abstract

The Las Vegas Land & Water Company Records from the Las Vegas Valley Water District (1918-1989) are primarily comprised of contracts, correspondence, and maps that document the establishment of a water distribution system in Las Vegas, Nevada that would provide water using the state's Colorado River allocation. The records include water main extension agreements, correspondence, and bills of sale for water main construction, as well as articles and correspondence documenting the groundwater shortage in Las Vegas. The collection also includes maps for water distribution systems and pipelines throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

Archival Collection

Photograph of bunkcar number 508, Death Valley Junction, California, 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater bunkcar no. 508 at Death Valley Junction, California (originally from Main -Central, car is now in Virginia City, Nevada).

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Howard E. Hollingsworth oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00877

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard E. Hollingsworth conducted by Joseph Concannen on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hollingsworth discusses the Mormon Fort, ranches, and the railroad.

Archival Collection

Photograph of mine ruins, Bonnie Clair (Nev.), 1906-1918

Date

1906 to 1918

Description

Mine ruins near Bonnie Claire, Nevada. The building's skeleton stands erect despite most of the walls and windows being gone. A large dirt mound of debris and rocks stretches behind the structure.

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J. Ross Clark Scrapbook

Identifier

MS-00637

Abstract

The J. Ross Clark Scrapbook dates from approximately 1897 to 1972 and consists of newspaper clippings collected by his wife, Miriam Evans Clark. The clippings relate to professional events in the lives of J. Ross Clark and his brother, Senator William A. Clark. A small number of the clippings refer to births, marriages, and deaths in Miriam Evans and J. Ross Clark's families. Also included are documents written by J. Ross Clark's grand-niece, Dorothy Murdock Dunkley, that offer additional information about the Clark and associated families.

Archival Collection

Photograph of various railroad depots, circa 1908

Date

1907 to 1909

Description

SP, LA & SL Union Plaza Depot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional description provided with photograph: "Union Plaza Depot, 1918 ID by Shirley Ferron Swanson, October 25, 1983."

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, October 6, 1950

Date

1950-10-06

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the new contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water, which would likely result in a water rate increase for users.

Text

Photograph of a train station, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

The view of a Las Vegas train station with a SP, LA & A1 switcher engine (0-6-0) and caboose in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten onto the back of the image: "Original U. P. Depot."

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Extract of minutes of special meeting of board of directors of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, held June 29, 1953

Date

1953-06-19

Archival Collection

Description

Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.

Text

Film transparency showing the Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an exterior view of the Union Pacific Station. Text on the image reads: "New Union Pacific Station, Las Vegas, Nevada. Gateway to Boulder Dam." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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