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Map of a portion of southern California and southwestern Nevada embracing the arid region of Mojave & Colorado Deserts including Death Valley, circa 1936

Date

1934 to 1938

Description

78 x 52 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Panel title: Road map of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts including Death Valley National Monument. In lower right-hand corner: 1379. In lower left-hand corner: Burke-Douglas. Indexes on verso to cities, towns, stations, junctions, resorts and natural features. On verso: Map showing roads and points of interest in Death Valley & vicinity. Originally folded to 27 x 11 cm. Original publisher: The Club.

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Topographic map of Arrow Canyon dam and reservoir site on the Muddy River, 1934

Date

1934

Description

'Topography by Lee Morrison. Control by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Surveyed in 1934.' Relief shown by contours and spot heights. 'Arrowhead Canyon Dam and reservoir site' hand-written on map. Map is part of a larger map and has been taped to a manila envelope sent from the Agricultural Administration to J.H. Wittwer on Sept. 25, 1939. Map has hand-drawn township and range lines and handwritten numbers. Verso has a hand-drawn map, calculations, and hand-written notes. U.S. Geological Survey

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Topographic map of Goodsprings quadrangle, Nevada and California, 1919

Date

1919

Description

'R.B. Marshall, Chief Geographer; Geo. R. Davis, Geographer in charge; Topography by N.E. Ballmer and Roscoe Reeves; Control by J.E. Blackburn and L.F. Biggs. Surveyed in 1915-1916.' 'Edition of 1919.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Title in lower right margin: Goodsprings. In center of top margin: Topography. Includes compilation diagram. Indicates location and density of cedar trees. Shows small portion of San Bernardino County, California. Published by U.S. Geological Survey. Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°35'00"--W 115°24'00"/N 36°02'30"--N 35°42'30"). 'Contour interval 50 feet. Datum is mean sea level.'

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Aerial map of the Las Vegas Valley, with map of Las Vegas, 1992

Date

1992

Description

2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 47 x 51 cm. and 54 x 71 cm. on sheet 61 x 91 cm. Photomap. Includes text about Las Vegas, list of businesses with coordinates for map on verso, and advertisements. On verso: Bird's-eye view map of a section of unincorporated Las Vegas east of the Strip between Charleston and Sunset oriented with north to left and drawn by Jack Tavenner in 1992. Shows locations of schools, lists Boulder City merchants, and includes advertisements. Original Publisher: Landiscor Aerial Photo

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Hydrographic map of Lake Mead, Overton Arm, Southern and Northern Parts

Date

1955-10-17

Description

1st ed., Sept. 1952. Hydrographic chart : color ; 56 x 40 cm. At head of title: United States, Arizona-Nevada. Relief shown by contours, depths shown by soundings. "5458B." "-1952-799." "Catalog page no. 18." On verso: Lake Mead, Overton Arm, southern part. Includes index map. Library's copies have "Compliments of Senator George W. Malone" stamped in red at top on left side. Library's copies have "Corrected through notice to mariners no. 46 Nov. 13 '55" stamped in purple at bottom. Original publisher: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Scale: 1:48,000

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Map of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1952-1955

Date

1952 to 1955

Description

Title in upper left and right margins: Las Vegas, Nevada. Identifies business tenants in the downtown area and includes property valuations, measurements, addresses, etc. Cadastral map. Oriented with north to the lower right.Text, illustrations, aerial photos, and ancillary map of the Las Vegas Strip on verso. Cataloger has determined date of map to be between 1952 and 1955 because the Sahara and the Sands Casinos are shown on the verso of the map, and they both opened in 1952, but the Riviera and the Dunes opened in 1955, and they are not shown on the map. Also, the Hotel Last Frontier is shown on the verso of the map, and its name was changed to New Frontier in 1955. Note: Many of the property names and addresses are erroneous when compared to Las Vegas business directories from the same period.

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Map of desert area in southern Nevada and southeastern California, circa 1955

Date

1953 to 1957

Description

Covers the desert area in the Owens Valley, Death Valley, Las Vegas and Lake Mead region; bordered by Bishop and Inyokern, California, and Pioche and Lake Mead, Nevada. 'Cartography by W.T. Taylor, W.A. Neely. Color separation by H.P. Pflum; Relief by F.M. Burke; Typography by W.R. Williams. Field mapping by H.A. Cline, G.L. Boyd, K.R. Reed., W.A. Neely, R.P. Conklin.' 'Copyright by Automobile Club of Southern California.' Scale 1:483,537. 1 in. to approx. 8 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 39°--N 33°). 'Map number 2217.'.

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Map of Lincoln County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona area, 1892

Date

1892

Description

'Henry Gannett, chief geographer ; A.H. Thompson, geographer in charge ; triangulation by H.M. Wilson ; topography by H.M. Wilson and Powell survey.' 'Edition of Mar. 1892, reprinted 1929.' Handwritten legend on right-side margin of map. Original publisher: Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Scale 1:250,000
polyconic proj. (W 115°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°).

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Map of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and vicinity, June 1975

Date

1975-06

Description

'Cartographic Department. Copyright by California State Automobile Association. C6-75.' 'Issued by California State Automobile Association and Automobile Club of Southern California. 6-75' on front panel. Indexes on map verso. Scale [ca. 1:32,400. 1 in. to approx. 2700 ft.]. California State Automobile Association.

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