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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street, circa late 1940s
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Archival Collection
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Aerial view of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street. Jackie Gaughan's Plaza was originally named Union Plaza and is currently called the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas as it appeared in the late 1940s. In the foreground stands the Union Pacific Depot where Jackie Gaughan's Plaza stands today."
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Photograph of flooding in the Nevada desert, circa 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Flooding in the desert
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Unidentified location in flood
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Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960
Date
Archival Collection
Description
White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site. [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News n. d. p. 8]
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "White Rock Springs - Oasis on the Test Site"
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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 23, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter accompanying the agreements with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the drilling company.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 26, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter confirming details regarding the drilling of a new well at the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Estimate of cost for drilling well at Las Vegas Ranch, August 26, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Cost estimate for a new well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Page is annotated with additional numbers and calculations
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Will Wittwer (Las Vegas), September 8, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter informing Wittwer that he was responsible for laying pipe to direct the new water from the new well.
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Work order authority for extensions and additions to existing property, September 6, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Engineering department work order detailing work to be done and estimate for new well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), September 27, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Las Vegas Ranch well log, circa October 2, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch
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