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Photograph of steel equipment for building construction, Henderson (Nev.), April 1, 1942

Date

1942-04-01

Description

North side of chlorination building no. 1 showing steel erection equipment and wash towers.

Image

Photograph of brine preparation tanks, Henderson (Nev.), April 1, 1942

Date

1942-04-01

Description

Chlorine brine preparation tanks under construction.

Image

Photograph of storage tanks, Henderson (Nev.), 1941-1942

Date

1941 to 1942

Description

View of storage tanks, possibly for chlorine.

Image

Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, August 17, 1949

Date

1949-08-17

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the legal issues surrounding the effort to get the Nevada Public Service Commission to force the water company to run a pipeline to Lake Mead.

Text

Whiteley, Harry Hayden, 1890-1970

Architect Harry Hayden Whitely, born in 1890 in Bakersfield, California, studied drafting and worked as the chief draftsman for Twentieth Century Fox in 1920 after serving in World War I. Whiteley graduated in 1924 from the University of Southern California with a degree in engineering. He designed elegant residences in Beverly Hills before World War II, working among the architects Paul Revere Williams, Frank Taylor, and Adrian Wilson.

Person

Dondero, Thalia, 1920-2016

Thalia Dondero was born January 23, 1921 in Greeley, Colorado. She lived in Colorado and Wyoming before her family settled in Bakersfield, California. Dondero moved to Las Vegas in 1943 when her employer took a job with Basic Magnesium, Inc., and asked that she follow him. She married Harvey Dondero, who taught English and journalism for local high schools, in 1946.

Person