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Water skiier, image 001

Date

1943

Description

Water skiier on Lake Mead. Picture taken for promotional photos of the Lake by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Water supply - Stockton, California

Date

1880 to 1932

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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Water supply - Black Rock

Date

1905 to 1927

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

Mixed Content

Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply

Identifier

MS-00055

Abstract

The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

Archival Collection

Water supply - Bruce Canyon

Date

1926

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

Text

Blueprint map showing proposed new 12" well and pipe line changes at water springs, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920

Date

1916 to 1925

Description

Stamped : 'Approved (Signed) A. Maguire, Assistant Chief Engineer.' In lower right corner: '6-W-74.' Some annotations written over in yellow; black dotted line added between forebay and final spring in the northwest. Scale [ca. 1:6,000] 1 in.=500 feet

Image

Water supply - Las Vegas

Date

1941 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

Text

Photograph of the salt water hole, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

The salt water hole located 1 mile west of the junction of the Virgin & Colorado rivers.

Image

Water supply - Artesian Basin

Date

1944 to 1945

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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