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Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Records
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The Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada Records (1986-1989) are comprised of magazine articles, newspaper clippings, official reports, a profile of Jim Gibson, and a prospectus for a park named after Gibbons.
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Transcript of interview with Horace Emery by Barry Sarles, March 2, 1980
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On March 2, 1980, Barry Sarles interviewed river boatman and dam worker, Horace Emery (born 1911 in California) at his older brother’s farm in Nelson, Nevada. This interview covers the local area around Nelson and the early events that helped shape the area. Also present during the interview, Barry Sarles’s girlfriend, Diane Dobaj and Horace’s older brother, Merl Emery. Mr. Sarles also discusses his work as a river boatman on the Colorado River, working on the Hoover and Davis Dams, and employment as a factory worker in Clark County.
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Report on the water supply in Las Vegas, March 25, 1942
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Brief history of water in Las Vegas and overview of the water situation
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Photograph of Lakeview Point, Lake Mead, circa 1950s
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Film transparency showing Cashman's boat landing and the Emery Line, Nevada, circa 1930s
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Exterior view of Dunes signage, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Exterior view of Del Webb's Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Exterior view of MGM (now Bally's), Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Exterior view of Golden Nugget signage, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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