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Telegram from W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 18, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Jeffers, having read a Las Vegas Review-Journal article about the water shortage in Las Vegas, asks Bracken to advise on possible rates revisions for those using evaporative water coolers.
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Photograph of a detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1958
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Archival Collection
Description
Detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Thanksgiving dinner menu, Thursday, November 30, 1882 at Union Depot Dining Hall
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of couples dancing inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959
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Archival Collection
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Postcard showing the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall interior (Las Vegas), after 1946
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographic postcard featuring table games and the bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Transcribed from original: "The Million Dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas. Thousands of visitors are attracted annually by the lavishly decorated Casino with its Crystal Chandeliers, Famous Paintings and Mahogany Beams, reminiscent of the Barbary Coast days." Publishing info from original: "Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass -- 6270 Mosley Ave., L.A."
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Minutes of meeting at City Hall council chambers regarding the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada, March 7, 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Meeting called to discuss the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
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Letter from H. H. Larson (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 26, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Larson asking Bracken if it was still the policy of the company to not sell water to an institution like the Railroad Pass Casino.
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Aerial photograph of Saint Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead, June 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of St. Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead. Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder City, Nevada
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad crews removing tracks at the St. Thomas line, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Union Pacific Railroad crews taking up the St. Thomas line in advance of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Taking up track, advancing waters of Lake Mead in background"
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