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Photograph water at the Hoover Dam, 1936-1940

Date

1936 to 1940

Description

Water gushing at the Hoover Dam when it was called the Boulder Dam. In 1947 it was renamed the Hoover Dam. Written at the top of the photo: "BDRA. Nev. 4.36 342." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada

Identifier

MS-00648

Abstract

The Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada contains reports, publications, legal files, project proposals, journal articles, financial reports, photographs, and maps concerning transportation policy and water usage in Southern Nevada from 1980 to 2014. The collection contains documents from organizations including the Regional Transportation Commissions of Clark County and Southern Nevada, the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management, Clark County Comprehensive Planning, the Urban Land Institute, the City of Las Vegas Neighborhood Services Department, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

Archival Collection

Report: Valuations of water facilities at Las Vegas, May 10, 1951

Date

1951-05-10

Archival Collection

Description

Value of water production facilities of the railroad the the water company exclusive of land minus depreciation.

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Chart of Las Vegas Springs water production and consumption in 1947, 1948

Date

1948

Archival Collection

Description

Month by month detail of water production, consumption, and overflow at reservoir in 1947

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Photograph of water skiers at Lake Mead, late 1940s

Date

1946 to 1949

Description

Passengers in the boats watch and they drag the water skiers behind them.

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Water supply - Dry Lake

Date

1924 to 1958

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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LVLWC Water Production and Consumption - annual reports

Date

1925 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files

Mixed Content

Las Vegas, Nevada - water facilities

Date

1905 to 1927

Archival Collection

Description

Series 6. Chief Engineer and Engineering Files

Mixed Content

Chart of Las Vegas water consumption in 1940, circa 1941

Date

1941 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

1940 Las Vegas water consumption by month.

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Chart of Las Vegas water consumption in 1941, circa 1942

Date

1941 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

1941 Las Vegas water consumption by month.

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