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"
Discussion of how Las Vegas Land and Water Company ownership of all water production would affect their tax situation and the pros and cons of the railroad being named a public utility.
Discussion of strategy to resist the railroad being forced to spend money to increase water production; Letter has date stamps from E.E.B., E.C.R. and U.P. R.R. Law Department, Los Angeles. "80-12" is written in red pencil in top right corner.
The ability of the railroad to resist demands to increase water production would be aided if water production facilities were solely in the possession of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company
Aerial view of Las Vegas and Union Pacific Railroad yards.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "[Identified by Dave Coons as LV Valley w/UPRR yards in Foreground. Late 1920s?] [Kim Geary - Roberts IDs ca 1931. EP 6-21-84]."
Transcribed Notes: Notes on back of duplicate photo: Aerial view of Las Vegas w/ new high school on bottom left, c. 1933; Notes on photo sleeve: Aerial view of Las Vegas taken in the winter of 1930 (same day as #0123 002) in clip wing Jenny. Shows railroad and main street - essentially shows the whole city. (Credit: W.A. Davis)
Settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City.
Transcribed Notes: Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by W. A. Davis Box 1169, Las Vegas, Nevada; Notes on photo sleeve: [Setting basin for making concrete. Upstream from the Dam about 5-10 miles. R.R. track may have crossed over to Arizona.] Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees: says this is part of a water purification plant; the settling basin shown purifies water. (documentation, 4/92)