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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between July 1941 and 1942, August 3, 1942

Information

Creator

Creator: Bracken, Walter R., 1870-1950, Esq.

Date

1942-08-03

Description

Letter indicating that July 1942 was the highest water consumption month in Las Vegas history. Stapled to a comparative statement of per capita water usage.

Digital ID

hln001009

Physical Identifier

Box 44 Las Vegas Water Investigation - examination of accounts - W. H. Hulsizer's Report Covert LVL&Wco. LVL&W Co. Walter Bracken Files I-7344

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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tq5vd9h
Details

Subject

Water consumption
Water--Measurement
Municipal water supply

Time Period

1940s (1940 - 1949)

Place

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

correspondence
diagrams
charts (graphic documents)

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment

Citation

hln001009. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tq5vd9h

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Las Vegas - August 3, 1942 W-25 Mr. W. H. Guild: Your letter June 1st: I attach comparative statement water consump- tion for July. The total number of gallons reported this month is the highest that it has been in the past ten years. 1941 1942 Gallons Used 181,750,000 199,905,100 Estimated Population 9,000 19,500 Daily Per Capita 673 i 342 Average Per Day 6,058,333 6,663,503 Comparative Statement of Per Capita Water Consumption - Las Vegas July 1942