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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing approximate area and areal densities of phreatophytes and areas in cultivation in 1912
Date
1965
Description
Genre/Form: Thematic maps. Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°15´--W 114°45´/N 36°15´--N 36°00´). 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. Originally published as plate 11 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey
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Foster, Josephine Gail, 1912-2003
Josephine Gail Johnson was born in Goldfield, Nevada in 1912. Her stepfather, Sam Manor, was a section foreman for the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad. Because of his position, the family moved to a company house in the town of Millers after the birth of Josephine's younger brother Sam, Jr. in 1920. Josephine and her family evenutually moved to Tonopah. Josephine later married George Byron Foster, and they had two children: Marjorie and Patricia. Josephine Foster passed away March 24, 2003.
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Windsor Court Residence: Rackset, 1987 November 02
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
This set includes drawings for Tricon (client) by Daniel P. Smith (engineer).
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 592
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 592
Archival Component
Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Map showing chemical diagrams representing quality of water in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, 1963
Date
1963
Description
'T.E. Eakin, S.L. Schoff, and P. Cohen, 1963.' 'Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, TEI-833.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.' Scale 1:500,000 (W 117°00´--W 115°00´/N 38°30´--N 36°30´). Originally published as figure 3 in Regional hydrology of a part of southern Nevada : a reconnaissance / by Thomas E. Eakin, Stuart L. Schoff, and Philip Cohen, published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1963 as number 833 of the Trace elements investigation report.
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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing the approximate altitude of the water table in the near-surface reservoir in February 1956
Date
1965
Description
Genre/Form: Thematic maps. Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°15´--W 115°00´/N 36°15´--N 36°00´). 1 map ; 45 x 36 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. Originally published as plate 8 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey
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Geology of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1963
Date
1963
Description
58 x 46, on sheet 88 x 84 cm., fold. in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." Title on envelope: Geologic map of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada. Includes 3 col. cross sections, text, and quadrangle location map. Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
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Geologic map of the Ammonia Tanks quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1967
Date
1967
Description
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 100 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1961." "Geology mapped in 1961-65." "Contour interval 20 feet." Includes 3 col. cross sections, 1 index map, text with bibliography, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
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Geologic map of the Trail Ridge quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1968
Date
1968
Description
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 79 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1962." "Geology mapped in 1963." "Contour interval 20 feet." Includes text, 2 col. cross sections, quadrangle location map, and 1 index map. Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
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Collage of Circus Circus in Reno, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A collage of the interior and exteror of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Reno Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "Circus Circus Hotel-Casino 'Topsy' the world's largest clown - 130 feet tall and weighing 90 thousand pounds - welcomes all to this new hotel and casino complex in the heart of Reno. A Midway with 'fun for all ages' and live circus acts under the Big Top complete this family-oriented Hotel and Casino complex."
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