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Telegram from Edward C. Renwick (Los Angeles) to G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City), April 30, 1959
Date
1959-04-30
Archival Collection
Description
The Water District advised that they did not have the facilities to supply enough water to Las Vegas and would not object to the Union Pacific Railroad providing water from its shop well.
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Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldfield Belmont Extension Mining Company, August 12, 1912
Date
1912-08-12
Archival Collection
Description
Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldfield Belmont Extension Mining Company, August 12, 1912
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Slide of the construction of the Hoover Dam, February 13, 1932
Date
1932-02-13
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project, later known as Hoover Dam. From left to right, the men pictured include: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Hoggard, Mabel, 1905-1989
Mabel Hoggard was the first licensed African-American educator in Nevada. Hoggard taught primarily first and second grade at various elementary schools throughout Clark County, Nevada from 1946 until her retirement in 1970. The schools she taught at included Westside Elementary, Matt Kelly Elementary, Highland Elementary, and C.V.T. Gilbert Elementary, all located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Person
Grand Hôtel du Louvre, menu, December 16, 1875
Date
1875-12-16
Archival Collection
Description
Restaurant: Grand Hotel du Louvre Location: France
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Galt House, menu, Tuesday, November 28, 1882
Date
1882-11-28
Archival Collection
Description
Restaurant: Galt House (Louisville, Ky.) Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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