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Map showing estimated average recharge to and discharge from ground-water reservoirs by basins, and hydraulic potential in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, 1963

Date

1963

Description

'T.E. Eakin, S.L. Schoff, and P. Cohen, 1963.' 'Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, TEI-833.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.' Scale 1:500,000 (W 117°30´--W 115°00´/N 38°30´--N 36°30´). Originally published as figure 2 in Regional hydrology of a part of southern Nevada : a reconnaissance / by Thomas E. Eakin, Stuart L. Schoff, and Philip Cohen, published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1963 as number 833 of the Trace elements investigation report.

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Miners map of Death Valley and the proposed Salt Lake railroads, January 1903

Date

1903-01

Description

Subtitle: 'Including portions of San Bernardino and Inyo Counties, California; Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada and Mojave County, Arizona.' 'Compiled and drawn by A. Russell Crowell.' 'May 1902 (Corrected to Jan. 1903.' 'Property of H. Kehoe' written in ink in upper left corner. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. 1 in. to 8 miles (W 118?--W 114?/N 38?--N 35?). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Blueline print. Library's copy has types of minerals found in different areas hand-printed in red and has red lines hand-drawn along county boundaries. G4351.H1 1903 .C76

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Map of the Livingston Ranches near Overton, Clark County, Nevada, March 27, 1920

Date

1920-03-27

Description

Cadastral map. "Las Vegas Plat Book 1, page 42 --Lower left hand corner. "Survey completed March 27th, 1920, J. T. McWilliams, O. E." "Inset plat showing fractional areas adjacent to section corner sections = 12-13 Tp16S.R.67E, 7-18 Tp16S.R68E." Signed by the surveyor on March 28, 1920, and notarized. Includes an inset plat showing fractional area adjacent to section corner, sections 12-13 Tp. 16 S. R. 76 E., 7-18 Tp. 16 S. R. 6 8 E. Includes table of areas of tracts and table of reference ties to scribe marked objects. Recorded in Book 1, page 42 in the County Recorder of Deed's office. Includes township and range grid. Original publisher: Clark County, State of Nevada : D.H. Livingston, 1920, Scale: 600, blue, 82 x 68 cm.

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Surficial geologic map of the Specter Range NW quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1989

Date

1989

Description

58 x 47 cm., on sheet 74 x 81 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology mapped in 1984-85." Includes text, bibliography, and location maps. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Deparment of Energy." "Base from U. S. Geological Survey, 1961. Photorevised 1983. 10,0000-foot grid ticks based on Nevada coordinate system, central zone. 1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, zone 11, shown in blue." Original publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Series: Miscellaneous investigations series map I, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Klai, John, II, 1952-2023

John Reynolds Klai II was born and raised in Osnabrock, North Dakota. After spending a few years as an accounting major at the University of North Dakota’s College of Business in Grand Forks, an engineering class inspired him to pursue a career in architecture. He returned to Osnabrock, where he worked for his father’s construction company and saved to attend the architecture program at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies in 1977 and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1978.

Person

Evelyn Stuckey Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00284

Abstract

The Evelyn Stuckey Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1972) contains black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives and slides. The images depict Evelyn Stuckey at various functions for Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Rhythmettes, as well as the Rhythmettes practicing and performing routines.

Archival Collection

Human Radiation Experiments Records

Identifier

MS-00776

Abstract

The Human Radiation Experiments Records (1949-1995) contain reports from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (ACHRE), and the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). Also included are newspaper clippings, a court case brought by the National Association of Radiation Survivors (NARS), and cancer research papers. With the goal of building an atomic bomb using plutonium extracted from uranium, the material also examines the outcomes of radiation exposure done on humans during the late 1940s and early 1950s at the Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility in Tennessee.

Archival Collection

Alan Cummings Research Files

Identifier

MS-01038

Abstract

The Alan Cummings Research Files (1974-2004) are comprised of research files compiled by Cummings, an elementary school teacher for the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Southern Nevada. The files represent Cummings's work to persuade the Teacher's Health Trust, the employee benefit plan for the school district, to consider domestic partnership benefits for CCSD educators and administrators. Materials include personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazines, and court cases.

Archival Collection

Young Audiences New York, Nevada Humanities Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00175

Abstract

The Young Audiences New York, Nevada Humanities Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) contains black-and-white photographic prints, slides, and negatives of the Las Vegas, Nevada chapter of the Young Audiences New York arts organization. Images include scenes of concerts, workshops, and chapter outings at public parks. There are images of specific bands within the chapter such as the Brass Quintet, Vocal Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. Lastly, there are images of celebratory banquets honoring members of the Las Vegas chapter.

Archival Collection

Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks

Identifier

MS-01113

Abstract

The Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks (approximately 1950-1979) consist of three scrapbooks documenting the career of Prencess Mayhall, a former showgirl and model. The scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine covers, and handwritten notes to Mayhall from various performers and models. Mayhall performed in a variety of shows in New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Los Angeles, California. She appears in photographs at a number of shows at the Thunderbird, Sands, and Frontier Hotels. Also included in the scrapbook is a 1954 American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) contract between Mayhall and Copacabana in New York, and photographs of Mayhall with entertainers including Red Skelton, Paul Anka, and Sammy Davis Jr. Prencess went by a number of names throughout her career, most commonly 'Prencess Mayhall' while in New York, and 'Lee Temple' while performing at the Sands Hotel.

Archival Collection