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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Rouse, December 21, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the Railroad developing its own water supply if the sale to the Las Vegas Valley Water District goes through. The shop well never supplied water to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, so it would not go to the District.
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Letter from W. R. Rouse (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, December 18, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Suggestions that the Railroad should develop its own water so that it will not be subject to rationing as experienced by other water districts. Dividing the water production from all other assets of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company may be the best option for the Railroad to protect its water rights.
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Letter from Hugh A. Shamberger (Carson City) to Colonel H. F. Clark (Las Vegas), December 11, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Shamberger advised the Water District to purchase the lands surrounding the Las Vegas Springs as well as other springs and wells in the area to protect its water sources in the future.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, December 11, 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company provided the water district with an inventory a year before, but no buyers made an offer yet. The letter is an account of a meeting to discuss further details of the proposed purchase. "8011-- 174-2 80-Gen." written in red pencil at head of the letter.
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Las Vegas Valley Water District Report on water supply, October 1949
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Archival Collection
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Detailed 76 page report with charts, tables and calculations on the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Preliminary report, Regional hydrology of a part of Southern Nevada: a reconnaissance, July 1963
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Description
A geological survey of Southern Nevada hydrology which was prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Report TEI-833
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Maps of geological surveys in parts of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah lead by Lt. George M. Wheeler in 1872-1873
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Atlas sheets 58 and 66 from "Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian," showing areas in the western United States surveyed by the U.S.Geographical Survey in 1872-1873.
Transcribed Notes: At top of plate: "U.S. geographical surveys west of the one-hundredth meridian. Parts of California, S.E. Nevada, Arizona & S.W. Utah." At bottom of plate: "Expeditions of 1872 & 1873, under the command of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." "G. K. Gilbert, A. R. Marvine, E. E. Howell, geological assistants." "By order of The Honorable The Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphries, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army."
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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.
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Photograph of Walter Bracken sitting at a desk in an office, May 1908
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Walter R. Bracken sitting at a roll-top desk in an office, probably inside the Las Vegas Post Office. Bracken served as Las Vegas' postmaster from 1904-1914. The calendar on the wall is for May 1908.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker to E .E. Bennett, October 14, 1934
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Archival Collection
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Knickerbocker wanted to know how to proceed if Las Vegas citizens made an attempt to acquire the Las Vegas Land and Water Company through condemnation.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten at bottom of page: Please check Nevada laws & Pub. Uti ? advise whether a municipality can acquire the property a Pub Utility by condemnation & ?
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