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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), October 10, 1944

Date

1944-10-10

Archival Collection

Description

Brief rundown of the water situation in Las Vegas, acquisition of water from Basic Magnesium Incorporated, and prevention of additional well drillings.

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas), circa 1910

Date

1908 to 1912

Description

Hotel Nevada after the addition of a balcony. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "by Florence Lee Jones ... March, 1969. Early Las Vegas History. The Hotel Nevada, at the Southeast corner of Main and Fremont Streets, is the oldest continuous hotel business in Las Vegas, although it has been known as Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backward) since 1928. The hostelry started as a tent in 1905, but the late John Miller soon erected a permanent building, shown above, which provided the most luxurious accommodations and the best food in Las Vegas for many years. In the 1930's the Sal Sagev Hotel had one of the three elevators in town. A private dining room was a popular place for private parties for the elite of the town. The hotel is now owned and operated by Miller's son, Abe Miller, and his daughter, Mrs. Sherman E. Nugent. The Golden Gate Club now occupies much of the first floor of the building. On the North side of the building is a sign "Bank of Southern Nevada", which was the second bank established in Las Vegas. (The other was the First State Bank.) Started by John F. Miller, Ed Von Tobel, Sr., Will Beckley, Attorney Frank Stevens, and Hal D. Buzick, the Bank of Southern Nevada was an important factor in Southern Nevada's economy. During the 1930's and the Depression, the federal government issued restrictive orders on bank operations. The reaction of the independent Las Vegans was 'No guy in Washington is going to tell us how to run our bank.' ... So they paid off all the depositors and closed the bank. The Rhoads & Rhoads General Machine Works (extreme right) was one of the first automobile agencies in town - the start of Community Chevrolet."
Site Name: Hotel Nevada
Address: 1 Fremont Street

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Letter from J. Ross Clark to C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City), December 27, 1902

Date

1902-12-27

Archival Collection

Description

Clark questioned if the ranch had as much water or farmable land as claimed by Helen Stewart, and recommended not closing the deal on the property under the present agreement. J. Ross Clark's brother, who is mentioned in the letter, was Senator William Andrews Clark.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark to William McDermott (Las Vegas), November 11, 1902

Date

1902-11-11

Archival Collection

Description

Letter refers to surveying the ranch and makes reference to the Stewart burial plot and cattle.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to C. O. Whittemore (Los Angeles), January 17, 1908

Date

1908-01-17

Description

Letter to the president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company complaining of the railroad pumping oil from a sump into Las Vegas Creek.

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Deed for a parcel of land, Las Vegas Land and Water Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Audit No. 5354, June 1, 1954

Date

1954-06-01

Archival Collection

Description

Deed of the land sold to the Las Vegas Valley Water District from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.

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Bill of Sale, Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas, Nev.), Audit No. 5355, June 1, 1954

Date

1954-06-01

Archival Collection

Description

Bill of sale for pipelines and wire lines from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, January 18, 1950

Date

1950-01-18

Archival Collection

Description

Report on the results of the state engineer's test of a new well in Las Vegas.

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Telegram from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey, March 21, 1931

Date

1931-03-21

Archival Collection

Description

List of the steps the Union Pacific Railroad Company would follow to switch their industrial users over from their previous water providers to the railroad.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett to E. G. Bowen (Los Angeles), October 8, 1953

Date

1953-10-08

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion on the water district's report on the condition of the Las Vegas water supply and their bond issue.

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