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Photograph of Cyril Wengert and daughter Shirley, circa 1938

Date

1937 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Cyril Wengert, kneels and smiles at his daughter, Shirley Wengert. It appears as if he is trying to give his daughter a flower.

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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938

Date

1937 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Tommy Worts gathering peaches for the market.

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Memo about water usage in 1935 in Las Vegas, March 24, 1938

Date

1938-03-24

Archival Collection

Description

Paper from notepad listing the number of gallons of water used in 1935 by the water company and the railroad. Information is provided by Johnson, Office Engineer. Typed telephone message from Mr. Johnson, Office Engineer.

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Photograph of Elbert Edwards picking figs in St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Elbert Edwards picks figs from an orchard in St. Thomas, Nevada, while standing in the rising waters of Lake Mead.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Elbert Edwards picking figs from an orchard in St. Thomas, Nevada as the rising waters of Lake Mead cover the town. (ca. 1938-39)"

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Frank Hawkins city council candidacy rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 1 of 1), image 15

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series II. Public Events

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in a plane, Glendale, California, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes at the controls of plane before leaving Glendale, Calif., on a nonstop flight to New York. 8-20-38."

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938

Date

1938-05-05

Archival Collection

Description

Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.

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