Wilbur Clark (1908-1966) developed and designed the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As the head of the resort, he promoted the Desert Inn and Las Vegas throughout the nation.
Born to Shirley and Lulu Clark in Keyesport, Illinois on December 27, 1908, Wilbur Clark moved to San Diego, California at sixteen. He worked a series of jobs before moving to Reno, Nevada in 1951 and starting a career in gaming. After several years in Reno, he moved to Las Vegas in 1938 and, with several partners, opened a casino on Boulder Highway.
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Stanley W. Paher is a Nevada historian, author, and publisher. He was born in 1940 in Las Vegas. He was raised in Las Vegas and attended Las Vegas High School in 1954. Throughout his young adulthood, he was interested in mining camps and ghost towns and would visit the ones in the surrounding area. After graduation from high school, he joined the Navy and spent two years in the reserves.
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Label in lower right coner: 'Union Pacific System. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Form 30, No. 6-4002. Las Vegas, Nevada. Location of proposed water line to be installed along Track No. 8. Scale 1" = 100'. Chief Engineer's Office, L.A. & S.L.R.R. Co., Los Angeles, Caif. May 1, 1931. Dwg. No. 36103.' Handwritten in red pencil on label: 'W.O. 9798.' Accompanies: Work Order Authority for Extensions and Additions to Exisiting Property, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co., May 1, 1931. (Box 25 Folder 80-12).
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'Exhibit A'. 'Approved Sept. 21, 1916.' '2-N-1719' handwritten in lower right corner. 'W.E.J."--Lower left corner. "L-44 - 50 to 61. T-75 - 17 & 46"--Upper left corner. Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs. Scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in. to 20 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. 1 in. to 200 ft. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48]. 1 in. to 4 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 1 in. to 100 feet. 1 map. Contents: Detail at springs -- Profile -- Alignment.
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'Exhibit A'. 'Approved Jan. 26, 1918.' Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs for the municipal water system including diagrams of spillway openings, etc. Scale [ca. 1:1200] 1 in.=100 feet -- Scale [ca. 1:120] 1 in.=10 feet -- Scale [ca. 1:240] 1 in.=20 feet -- Scale [ca. 1:24] 1 in.=2 feet -- Scale [ca. 1:2400] 1 in.=200 feet. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48] 1 in.=4 feet -- Scale [ca. 1:12] 1 in.=1 foot.
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