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Postcard of Consolidated Virginia mine, Virginia City, Nevada, 1891

Date

1891

Description

An exterior view of a Consolidated Virginia mine in Virginia City, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Con. Virginia Mine (Old Shaft), one of the so-called Bonanza Mines controlled by Mackey & Fair, Situate on Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada. Production 150,000,000. Paid dividends amounting to $78,000,000. Photo 1891."

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Photograph of the Vacation Reading Club, Boulder City, Nevada, August 1950

Date

1950-08

Description

Black and white image of three children involved in the Vacation Reading Club at the Boulder City Library. At the time of this photograph, the library was housed in the basement of the city's municipal building.

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Photograph of early Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

The grayscale view of some of the first buildings in Boulder City, Nevada. Other buildings under construction can be seen among the finished buildings.

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Photograph of construction in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

The grayscale view of some of the first buildings in Boulder City, Nevada. Other buildings under construction can be seen among the finished buildings.

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Photograph of a street scene, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1930 to 1932

Description

The grayscale view of dormitories built for the workers of Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada. Automobiles can be seen parked alongside the adjacent road.

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View of Virginia City, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361).

Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00049

Abstract

The Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada (1940) consist of formal petitions which were filed with the City of Las Vegas Clerk, and letters to the Mayor and City Commissioners dating from February 1, 1940 to December 4, 1940. The petitions, including one from the Westside Improvement Association, requested infrastructure improvements and zoning restrictions, while others criticized city government actions related to maintenance of public areas and inaction on previous petitions. Additional requests addressed commercial and residential zoning enforcement and clarification regarding new construction.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a capital building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A capital building in Salt Lake City.

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