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Original plat, townsite of Las Vegas, Lincoln Co., Nevada, January 13, 1905

Date

1905-01-13

Description

Subtitle: 'Embracing the N. 1/2 of S.W. 1/4 Sec. 27 Township 20S. R.61E. Mt. Diablo Meridian.' 'Book 1, page 17A" handwritten in lower right corner. Signed by Henry Lee, County Recorder, Lincoln County Nevada. 'Filed at request of J.T. Williams, January 13th A.D. 1905.' Backwards handwriting on right side. Map has a Lincoln County seal on the bottom near the center. In the dedication J.T. McWilliams states that he has surveyed and platted the townsite of Las Vegas subject to the right of way of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company. He signed the dedication on Jan. 13, 1905, and it was signed by witnesses Scale [ca. 1:2,520? 1 inch to approx. 210 feet?]. Copy of a blueline print.

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"Death Valley Scotty" and his wife in Beatty, Nevada; reprint of original photograph from approximately 1900 to 1920: photographic print and photographic negative, approximately 1980 to 1990

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00255
Collection Name: Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03, Box SH-030

Archival Component

Postcard from the Southern Nevada Museum of a train engine and railroad workers, image originally from the early 1900s: photographic print and photographic negative, approximately 1982 to 1990

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00255
Collection Name: Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04, Box SH-030

Archival Component

Map of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, 1954

Date

1954

Description

Scale [ca. 1:63,360. 1 in. to approx. 5,280 ft.].Cadastral map. 'Compiled for C.D. Baker, Reg. Civil Engineer Nevada No. 6 and Licensed Real Estate Broker by Tyson Engineering Co., Las Vegas, Nevada.' 'Copyright 1954 Tyson Engineering Co., Las Vegas, Nevada. Drawn by E.M. Ballinger' Tyson Engineering Company

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Merchant Taylors' School Club twenty first anniversary, half-yearly dinner, Tuesday, July 1, 1902, at Hotel Cecil Victoria Hall

Date

1902-07-01

Archival Collection

Description

Note: The Merchant Taylors' School Club was founded in 1881. The subscription to the club entitled members to two dinners annually, one in the summer and one in the winter Menu insert: Toasts; Officer lists; Music Programs Restaurant: Hotel Cecil (London, England) Location: London, England

Text

Plat showing original townsite and subdivisions, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, Nevada, May 1905

Date

1905-05

Description

Land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad is outlined. Scale: [ca. 1:12,000]. 1 inch = 1,000 feet. Cadastral map. Blueline print. Additional copy available in the J.T. McWilliams manuscript collection

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Film transparency of Ada Lake's high school class, presumably in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

Black and white image of Ada Lake's high school class, probably at Clark County High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten in the bottom left corner: "Adas H.S." Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

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Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatres Company, initial charter, theatre leases, lawsuits, and dissolution agreement, approximately 1925 to 1935 December 20

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 502 (Restrictions apply), Box 503 (Restrictions apply), Box 504 (Restrictions apply), Box 505 (Restrictions apply), Box 506 (Restrictions apply), Box 507 (Restrictions apply)

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Map of city of Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1, 1940

Date

1940-10-01

Description

'Compiled by C.D. Baker, Oct. 1, 1940.' Scale [ca. 1:11,400]. 1 in. to 950 ft. Cadastral map.

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Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada: "2004 Bicycle and Pedestrian Element (BPE) Update:"Amendment Number 3 to the Regional Transportation Plan for Fiscal Year 2004-2025", 2004 August 12

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File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 29

Archival Component