Newspaper clipping, Water wrangle solution?, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 17, 1944

Lorenzi recommending a pipeline from Lake Mead to supply water to Las Vegas to guarantee future development in the Las Vegas Valley.

1944-11-17

Las Vegas Wash advanced water quality study: Final report

The purpose of the Las Vegas Wash Advanced Water Quality Study is to determine the existence, extent, and mechanisms of nutrient and toxin stripping in Las Vegas Wash under present conditions and under future conditions, both with and without...

1984-01-01

Map showing location of 24" C.I. pipeline in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1943

Scale [ca. 1:120]. 1 in. to 10 feet.--Scale [ca. 1:1,200.] 1 in. to 100 feet.--Scale [ca. 1:7,200. 1 in.=approx. 600 feet] --Scale [ca. 1:7,200]. 1 in.=600 feet. Vertical scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in.=20 feet. 1 map : blueline ; 58 x 74 cm. At head of...

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Strip, 1952

Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, 1952, from the Flamingo Hotel looking north. Downtown Las Vegas can be seen in the distance.

2024-04-27

Map showing proposed changes to water system, Las Vegas Land & Water Co., Las...

Map showing the locations of a proposed well near the Las Vegas Springs, as well as a proposed pipeline.

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), September 27,...

Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.

1939-09-27

Letter from Bertha Witmer (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and the City Council (Las...

Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of...

1939-07-24

Map showing location of proposed water line to be installed along Los Angeles &...

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. &...

1931-05-01

Map of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1, 1946

Scale [ca. 1:9,600. 1 in. to approx. 800 ft.]. Cadastral map. 'Compiled by Pioneer Title Insurance &Trust Company.' 'By Jack Asher, State Nev. Reg. Engr. No. 305.' 'Issue 5, 6/1/46.' Includes indexes.

1946-06-01

Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to Board of City Commissioners (Las Vegas),...

The president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, considering the limited water supply, requested the Las Vegas City Board of Commissioners to reinstate a water rationing program.

1954-04-16

Topographic survey map of State Office Complex vicinity, 1970

Blueline map, 74 x 110 cm. "Portion SE? SW? Section 27, Township 20 south, Range 61 east, M.D.M. & M., City of Las Vegas, Nev[ada]." "This survey was completed on September 25, 1970, at the instance of the state of Nevada Planning Board and...

1970-09-25

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, full view of high school, southwest direction, 1930

Aerial view of Las Vegas in 1930

2024-04-27

Hand-drawn map of the Mormon Fort and Las Vegas Valley from a letter by John Steele to...

Hand-drawn map showing area around the Mormon Fort in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1855. Handwritten in lower right: 'To President George A. Smith. This is drawn not according to any particular rule being my first attempt at drawing but it may serve...

Map of well locations, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1975

'Cartography by Marj Thielke.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources.' Relief shown by contours. Shows township and range lines.

1976-04-27
1976-04-27

Geologic map of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1982

At top of map:'Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Prepared in cooperation with the Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning. Water supply paper 2320-A, plate 1.' At bottom of map: ' Base from U.S. Geological Survey,...

1982-04-27
1982-04-27

Map showing location of proposed well at Las Vegas, Nevada, August 24, 1948

'Office of Vice President, Los Angeles, California.' 'Dwg. F-225.' Relief shown by contours. Hand-drawn red line marks portion of ranch property owned by Land Company.

1948-08-24

Topographic map of the northwest quadrangle of the metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada area,...

Scale 1:24,000 ; polyconic proj. (W 115°1500--W 115°730/N 36°1500--N 36°730) ; 1 map : col. ; 58 x 47 cm ; 7.5 minute series (topographic) ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; Filing title: Las Vegas NM, Nev ; "AMS 2956 II NW--Series...

1973-04-27
1973-04-27

Postcard of Lorenzi Park, Las Vegas, circa 1930

The ponds at Lorenzi Park, Las Vegas

Index map showing locations of geologic sections on plate 2 and wells on plates 2 and...

'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Open-file report 84-130, plate 4.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning.' 'Base from U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000 , Boulder City,...

1981-04-27
1981-04-27

Photograph of North Las Vegas golf course, westward direction, circa 1965

North Las Vegas golf course with Parks and Recreation Building and city water tanks.

Letter from T. E. Fennessy (Las Vegas) to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, May 31,...

Letter written by the Las Vegas City Manager, announcing a meeting on June 14, 1946 to discuss the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley. The letterhead includes a green colored engraving of an artesian well and an irrigation headgate. The...

1946-05-31

Topographic map of Las Vegas Rancho showing location of wells and water lines, Las...

Map of Las Vegas showing the water resources of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Library's copy has hand-written notations in pencil.

1940-05-01

Street map of the city of Las Vegas, 1954

22 x 34 cm. on sheet 36 x 54 cm. Copyright held by Redwood Publishing Co. Includes advertisements. 1954 [ed.] Street index, map of the Strip and advertisements on verso. Map is irregularly shaped.

2024-04-27

Map of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1, 1927

'Compiled by C.D. Baker, civil eningeer. 220 Fremont St. March 1, 1927.' 'C.E. Pembroke, selling agent.'

1927-03-01

Guide to the Al Swift Congressional Papers 1885-2003

U.S. Congressional Representative Al Swift was active from 1978 to 1994, serving on many committees during his tenure. The records document important issues of the late 1970s through the mid-1990s including campaign finance reform,...