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Letter from Homer Rissman to Frank S. Hofues, Santa Monica, December 21, 1955

Date

1955-12-21

Description

Five-page letter from Homer Rissman to Frank Hofues regarding the Lady Luck Casino, later named the Hacienda.

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Housing Authority of Williamson, West Virginia: scrapbook, work notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings

Date

1940 to 1947
1977

Archival Collection

Description

Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Civic engagement file. Includes a scrapbook, work notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to Mabel Hoggard's employment at the Housing Authority of Williamson, West Virginia.

Mixed Content

Letter and envelope from Annie Ronnow, Provo, Utah. to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-11-25

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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Slide of John Lytle at Emigrant (Fremont) Gap on the Old Spanish Trail, California, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

John Lytle (left) and Sherman "Scoop" Garside (right) at Emigrant (Fremont) Gap on the Old Spanish Trail. Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lower their wagons on ropes in order to continue. The first official effort to mark the Old Spanish Trail across Nevada took place in 1964 when the Governor of Nevada asked Sherwin "Scoop" Garside to design and implement a Centennial project to help commemorate the Silver State's 100th birthday. Garside proposed that an appropriate Centennial project would be to mark the trace of the Old Spanish Trail across southern Nevada. The Governor concurred and directed the Nevada State government to cooperate in the project. Garside and his associate John Lytle brought together a group of friends and supporters to help fund and fabricate the white concrete posts that were used to mark the trace of the Old Spanish Trail across the state. Members of an affiliate of the local Boy Scouts of America Council helped erect thirty-three of these markers across the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada and Eastern California. The markers are inscribed with the legend "The Old Spanish Trail, 1829-1855." There are four Old Spanish Trail Historical Markers located in Nevada. One is located on U. S. 91 in Mesquite, the second is located in Fantasy Park, 1/4 mile east of Las Vegas Boulevard, North and Washington Avenue in Las Vegas, the third is located at Town Center in Blue Diamond, and the fourth is located on State 16 at Mountain Springs Summit. In 2001, the section of the Trail that runs across Nevada from the Arizona border to California (known as the "Old Spanish Trail-Mormon Road Historic District") was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Chart showing construction data of Las Vegas Land and Water Company wells, circa 1944

Date

1944 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

List of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company wells with details regarding each.

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Memo from A.W.F. to Walter R. Bracken in response to C. R. Gray's letter about the Stewart Ranch property, August 1, 1929

Date

1929-08-01

Archival Collection

Description

One particular part of the lands purchased from Helen Stewart was apparently for right of way and terminal facilities since it does not have any water rights associated with it.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, August 17, 1948

Date

1948-08-17

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of details regarding the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, June 7, 1948

Date

1948-06-07

Archival Collection

Description

The charges for water for the hospital seemed to be too high and Folger was asking for permission to lower them.

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