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Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply

Identifier

MS-00055

Abstract

The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

Archival Collection

T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: We Remember FDNY 9-11-01, Memorial Ribbon; Back: Joliet Fire Locals 44 & 2369 Honor: City Of New York Fire Dept., America's Bravest Sept. 11, 2001, City Of New York Fire Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 373

Archival Component

Sagebrush Ranch mounted sign, Carson City, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

The mounted sign for the Sagebrush Ranch during the day with unlit neon.

51 Kit Kat Dr, Carson City, NV 89706

Sagebrush Ranch


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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1920-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) Company steel plant. B&W was the second largest contractor for the Hoover Dam project and built many of the houses that are still in Boulder City for their employees.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: City Of Burlington New North End Engine Company 4, Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 187

Archival Component

City Center Motel at night, 1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Photograph of dormitories, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

An image of the dormitories for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951

Date

1951

Description

Boulder City High School.

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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951

Date

1951

Description

Boulder City High School.

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