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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), October 11, 1906
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Archival Collection
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Bracken informing Clark of Buol's attempt to appropriate water from the Las Vegas Creek for his own use.
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Frank Wooley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Frank Wooley conducted by Bruce McLauchlin on April 01, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview, Wooley discusses his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1923 at the age of seventeen, and his efforts to establish himself in the city.
Archival Collection
Micheal Reese oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Micheal Reese conducted by Helen Nader on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Reese discusses his career as a teacher and how the school system has changed in Las Vegas, Nevada over time.
Archival Collection
John Friel oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Friel conducted by James Friel on February 29, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Friel discusses his knowledge of his family’s personal history in Tonopah, Nevada during the 1940s, the growth of railroads, and population changes.
Archival Collection
Sally Perkins oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Sally Perkins conducted by Joseph Moyle on March 17, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Perkins discusses schooling and housing in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses her thoughts on zoning in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between January 1942 and 1943, February 2, 1943
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Archival Collection
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Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in January in 1942 and 1943.
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Newspaper clipping of Lt. Gov. Rex Bell giving a hat to North Carolina governor Luther Hodges in Raleigh, North Carolina: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute
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