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Newspaper clipping, More trouble snags valley water line right-of-way plans, Las Vegas Sun, April 18, 1954

Date

1954-04-18

Archival Collection

Description

Copied onto Las Vegas Valley Water District stationery with a date stamp from the law department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, an article from the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reports that the water district's plan to lay a pipeline from Henderson to Las Vegas may be endangered because of lack of a right-of-way.

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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to Board of City Commissioners (Las Vegas), April 16, 1954

Date

1954-04-16

Archival Collection

Description

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.

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Memo about weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells, May 18, 1938

Date

1938-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

A delegation from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and local and state agencies was present to take weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, August 28, 1935

Date

1935-08-28

Archival Collection

Description

Bennett recommending that a water company representative attend city and county commission meetings in case they discuss water related issues.

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Aerial photograph showing terminal reservoir site, plant site, and temporary boarding camp, Basic Magnesium Inc., Henderson, Nevada, December 30, 1941

Date

1941-12-30

Description

Aerial view looking northwest from the extreme southeast corner of the Las Vegas Valley, showing the Basic Magnesium plant, Whitney Mesa, Las Vegas, and the Spring Mountains.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "McNeil construction Co. Magnesium plant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 12-30-41" Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Air view looking northwest showing terminal reservoir site (left center) plant site (upper center) temporary boarding camp (right center), BMI, 12-30-41"

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Photograph of automobile parked near Boulder Highway, circa 1932

Date

1932 (year approximate)

Description

Boulder Highway west of Railroad Pass, looking north into Las Vegas Valley.

Transcribed Notes: Notes from attached sheet: Boulder Highway (aka Nevada Highway)

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Letter from Pat McCarran (Washington D. C.) to Harry E. Miller (Las Vegas), April 14, 1954

Date

1954-04-14
1954-04-19

Archival Collection

Description

Senator McCarran states he will introduce two right-of-way bills and warns the language of the bills may be considered too broad by the Senate committee. Attached is a typed note in reference to the letter. Letter id date stamped, April 19, 1954 by the law department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Benson Wright (Carson City), August 8, 1922

Date

1923-02-04

Archival Collection

Description

Strikes were making it impossible for the water company to expand their sources of water.

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Measurement of wells and springs, June 14, 1935

Date

1935-06-14

Archival Collection

Description

Measurement of the flow from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. wells and springs on June 14, 1935

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Report of meeting at Office of U. S. Engineers - Los Angeles, California, April 15, 1941

Date

1941-04-15

Description

Report of meeting to discuss and outline, and if possible, form a unit plan of cooperation for the pending flood control program in the Moapa Valley and Meadow Valley Wash.

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