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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), February 4, 1923
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Archival Collection
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Since the water company was experiencing many consumer complaints, Mr. Bracken suggested pumping the sand from at least one of the springs in an attempt to increase flow.
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Report on total measurements of all water available in Las Vegas, 1934
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Archival Collection
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Report showing the decreased amount of water available from the Las Vegas Springs from 1931 to 1934. R-11 written in red at head of report.
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Harold Chatterson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harold Chatterson conducted by Herman Grijalva on October 17, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Harold Chatterson discuses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, working as a construction worker, the First National Bank of Nevada, homesteading, atomic-bomb testing, Howard Hughes, the Las Vegas Strip, the Helldorado Parade, and the 1942 crash of Carole Lombard's plane.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Ranch well log, circa October 2, 1939
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Archival Collection
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Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch
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Handbill announcing water outage, Las Vegas, December 11, 1925
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Archival Collection
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Notice that the water would be shut off on 11 December 1925 from 7 to 10 a.m.
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