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Report on projected cost of water at Las Vegas for year 1930, February 4, 1930

Date

1930-02-04

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the cost of water for the railroad and the water company in Las Vegas in 1930

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Map showing railroads in Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Relief shown by hachures. Title below scale: Rand McNally & Co.'s New business atlas map of Nevada. Shows railroads. Includes township and range grid. Includes index to principal cities with population statistics. Includes township and range grid. Index to Nevada counties, lakes, mountains, rivers, towns, etc. on verso. Published by Rand McNally & Co. Scale [ca. 1,710,720]. 1 in. = 27 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°). Published as page 321 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas.

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Map showing railroads in Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Relief shown by hachures. Added title: Rand McNally's new business map of Nevada. Shows range and township grid. Shows railroads. Color used to show boundaries of counties. Includes index to cities. On verso: Indexes to counties, lakes, mountains, rivers, towns, etc. Published by Rand McNally & Co. Scale [ca. 1:1,710,720]. 1 in. equals 27 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°). Originally published as pages 263 and 264 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas.

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Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California, 1906

Date

1906

Description

42 x 30 cm., fold. to 23 x 11 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Copyright: George S. Clason. "Compliments of D. Mackinzie & Company Incorporated, Mine Operators and Commission Brokers, Goldfield, Nevada." Company's locations in Goldfield and in Greenwater, California, are marked with red circles on the map. Includes index. Shows railroad routes. Original publisher: Clason Map Co..

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Map of Las Vegas Rancho, Lincoln County, Nevada, September 15, 1904

Date

1904-09-15

Description

'Being part of Township 20 S. R.61 E. MT. D. B.&.M, containing 1864.49 acres. Division engineer's office at the front, AMB, September 15th, 1904. A.L. Jones, Division Engineer. Surveyed by W.G. Watson, Assistant Engineer. Dwg. 30296.' Includes traverse table. Shows land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, its right of way and the right of way for the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, land owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company including Clark's Las Vegas Townsite with the Bucks Addition and the Wardie Addition, and parcels sold from the Las Vegas Land & Water Company land. Scale: [1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. Library's copies 1 and 4 have land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hand-colored in pink and the rest of the Las Vegas Rancho not owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company hand-colored in green. Library's copy 2 has buildings of the Stewart Ranch drawn in and labeled in pencil. Library's copy 3 has addition and subtraction problems in pencil on the verso. Library's copy 4 has "Original purchase--1864.49 acres R.R.C. + L.V.L. + W. Co.--In colors." written in pencil on the verso followed by "(1904)" in red pencil. Library's copy 4 also has label on verson made of brown paper with "No 5 Las Vegas Ranch being part township ( 1904)" typed on it.

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Map showing location of the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad from Las Vegas to Bullfrog, Nevada, 1906

Date

1906

Description

'Office of Chief Engineer' printed on map above date.

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Map of Nevada Railroads, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Scale [ca. 1,710,720]. 1 in. = 27 miles (W 120 --W 114 /N 42 --N 35 ) ; 1 map : col. ; 47 x 31 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Title below scale: Rand McNally & Co.'s New business atlas map of Nevada ; Shows railroads ; Includes additional copyright date: c1893 ; Includes township and range grid ; Published as page 321 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas ;

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Map of Nevada Railroads, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Scale [ca. 1:1,710,720]. 1 in. equals 27 miles (W 120 --W 114 /N 42 --N 35 ) ; 1 map : col. 47 x 31 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Added title: Rand McNally's new business map of Nevada ; Shows range and township grid ; Shows railroads ; Color used to show boundaries of counties ; Originally published as pages 263 and 264 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas ; Additional copyright date: c1893 ;

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Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00221

Abstract

The Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection contains photographs from Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1990. The collection includes a wide variety of photographs that document the activities, landmarks, geographical features, towns, ranches, and families of Nye County. The collection covers the areas of Amargosa Valley, Ash Meadows, Beatty, Duckwater, Gabbs, Goldfield, Kawich Mountains, Manhattan, Pahrump, Round Mountain, Rhyolite, Smoky Valley, Springdale, Tecopa, Tonopah, and Twin Springs. The activities documented include mining, prospecting, herding animals, schooling, ranching, building construction, railroad construction, and hunting and fishing.

Archival Collection

Nevada Northern Railroad's old No. 40: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Nevada's last short line railroad. Last serviceable steam locomotive in the region.

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