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Letter from F. O. Case (Henderson, Nev.) to Charles McCall (Las Vegas), September 26, 1944
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Archival Collection
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Letter accompanying a report on the water system of Basic Magnesium Inc. Report is referenced below.
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Report, Outline of water supply system at Basic Magnesium, Incorporated, Henderson, Nevada, September 22, 1944
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Archival Collection
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Detailed report with drawings and maps of the water system at Basic Magnesium, Incorporated.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 7, 1947
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Archival Collection
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The elections for Mayor and City Commission have brought the issue of municipal ownership of a water company in Las Vegas to the fore again
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Letter from Frederick F. Barker to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas
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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas.
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Memo about supplying water to the Las Vegas Gunnery School, June 19, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the alternatives of supplying water to the Las Vegas Gunnery School (now a part of Nellis Air Force Base).
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Newspaper clipping, Vegas Valley Water District progressing, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 17,1947
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Archival Collection
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Newspaper clipping discussing petitions to create a water district in the Las Vegas valley and a map of the proposed district.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, November 6, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Report of the discussion regarding the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District at a Rotary meeting.
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Newspaper clipping, Campaign started to complete signatures for Water District, Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 19, 1948
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Archival Collection
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Story about a campaign to collect enough signatures to call an election for a vote on the creation of a water district for the Las Vegas valley.
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Newspaper clipping, Las Vegas Valley water withdrawal keeps even, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July, 21 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
Residents of the Las Vegas Valley were withdrawing water at the same rate as was being recharged.
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