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Letter from E. E. Bennett to F. H. Knickerbocker, June 27, 1936

Date

1936-06-27

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of another attempt to get the water metering prohibition repealed in the Nevada state legislature. Bennett recognizes that the law was enacted due to abuses by the Reno Power, Light & Water Company.

Text

Letter from William Hood to J. Ross Clark, January 29, 1905

Date

1905-01-29

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses planning of blocks in the Las Vegas townsite.

Text

Letter from J. Ross Clark to J. K. W. Bracken, August 9, 1904

Date

1904-08-09

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses the conditions at the Las Vegas Ranch in regards to employees. Clark directs Bracken to consolidate and abolish some positions.

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George Kelly Ryan Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00044

Abstract

The George Kelly Ryan Photograph Collection (1929) depicts waterways in Southern Nevada and Northern Arizona. The collection consists of eight photographic prints and two photographic negatives depicting Saint Thomas, Black Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and the Colorado River.

Archival Collection

McNamee Family Papers

Identifier

MS-01177

Abstract

The McNamee Family Papers (approximately 1898-2000) are comprised of family papers of early Nevada settlers, Frank (Francis) Raphael McNamee and Effie Alice Webster McNamee. It contains original family photographs and some documents such as newspaper clippings, award certificates, handwritten deeds, and correspondence about Effie and Frank McNamee Sr., and their eight children, including Frank Jr. and Leo McNamee. There are large folders of photocopied genealogy printouts from Ancestry.com regarding Frank and Effie McNamee.

Archival Collection