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William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards

PH-00094

Abstract

The William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards contains picture postcards of towns and buildings in Nevada from 1900 to 1975. The postcards primarily depict casinos, hotels, and other attractions in Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. The postcards also depict post offices, landscapes, mines, and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

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Plat map of El Rancho Village, Clark County, Nevada, July 28, 1942

Date

1942-07-28

Description

Map of housing subdivision outside the Las Vegas city limits. 'Approved this 28 day of July1942, by the City Planning Commission of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, Nevada. Approved this 28 day of July 1942, by the County Planning Commission of the County of Clark, State of Nevada.' Blueline print. Oriented with north to the upper right. Embossed with Engineering Certificate seal of Frank D. Rathburn, which states. 'Survey completed August 4, 1942.' 'Book II, page 53' hand printed in lower right corner. Signed by Clark County, Nevada Notary Public and other coumty officials and officials of El Rancho Village. Published by Office of F.D. Rathbun. Scale [ca. 1:600]. 1 inch to 50 feet

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Map showing proposed annexation of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, January 1, 1929

Date

1929-01-01

Description

'Compiled by C. D. Baker, C.E., United States Mineral Surveyor, State Right Water Surveyor, Nevada. Las Vegas, Nev. January 1, 1929. Copyright applied for.' ; "Filed Dec. 10, 1936" and signed by Viola Burns, clerk, city of Las Vegas ; Hand-printed title at top of map: Proposed annexation to Las Vegas ; Map is stamped as Filed Dec 10, 1936 and signed by Las Vegas City Clerk Viola Burns. Library's copy has brown line hand-drawn around area to be annexed.

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Map of Nevada, Nye County, Kawich Quadrangle, Nye County (Nev.), 1908

Date

1908

Description

Map of Nevada, Nye County, Kawich Quadrangle, Nye County (Nev.), 1908

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Portrait of James B. McMillan's mother, Rosalee Gay McMillan (Benning), and her family taken in Hamtramck, Michigan. Rosalee is in the bottom row, second from the right, approximately 1900-1920

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Marie and James B. McMillan Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00334
Collection Name: Marie and James B. McMillan Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 006

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Imperial Valley Band. El Centro, California, ca. 1925.

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Las Vegas Valley map, Clark County, Nevada, June 1958

Date

1958

Description

'Compiled 1954. First revision - June 1958.' 'Area extends 9 miles north, 11 miles south, and 3 miles east, 3 miles west city limits of Las Vegas.' Original publisher: Campbell Realty. Scale [ca. 1:60,000. 1 in. to approx. 5,000 ft.]. Cadastral map. Hand-drawn red line around some sections on map.

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Balloon route excursion party, National Soldiers Home, Sawtelle, California. Jim Jeffries, C. A. Rinker, Rinker's girlfriend (identified from left to right): photographic print, approximately 1900-1910

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C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06

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General geologic map of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1948

Date

1948

Description

At top of map: 'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. State Engineer of Nevada. Water resources bulletin No. 5, Plate 1.' Relief shown by spot heights. Includes 3 inset maps of wells and springs in the vicinity of Pahrump, Manse Ranch and Indian Springs, Nevada. Scale [ca. 1:126,720. 1 inch to approx. 2 miles] (W 116°--W 115°/N 40°--N 36°). Originally published as plate 1 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson (1948), which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, September 19, 1962

Date

1962-09-19

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection

Description

Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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