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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha, Neb.), July 16, 1940

Date

1940-07-16

Archival Collection

Description

Table showing gallons and percentage of water used by The Las Vegas Land & Water Co. in Las Vegas, and used and sold by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 1937, 1938, and 1939.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, July 11, 1910

Date

1910-07-11

Description

Letter urges Ryan to consider membership in the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of Explosives.

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Photograph of the Board of Clark County Commissioners, Las Vegas, March 1940

Date

1940-03

Description

A black and white image of the Board of Clark County Commissioners. From left to right, the men present are Esq. District Attorney Roland H. Wiley; Commissioner Harold J. Stocker; Chairman George T. Hanson; County Auditor and Recorder David Farnsworth; Commissioner E. F. Davison; and County Clerk Lloyd S. Payne. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Telegram from E. G. Tilton to J. Ross Clark, January 26, 1905

Date

1905-01-26

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram from E. G. Tilton to J. Ross Clark, January 26, 1905

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Postcard with photograph of water car number 312, Death Valley Junction, California, 1907-1930

Date

1907 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater no. 312 water car at Death Valley Junction, California.

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Postcard with photograph of water car number 302, Death Valley Junction, California, 1907-1930

Date

1907 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater no. 302 water car at Death Valley Junction, California.

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Photograph of abandoned station, (Calif.), 1906-1928

Date

1906 to 1928

Description

Ruins of T&T station in Raser (?), California.

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Telegram from C. O. Whittemore to J. Ross Clark, May 15-16, 1905

Date

1905-05-16

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram reports Las Vegas townsite sales.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to William M. Jeffers (Omaha, Nebraska), December 17, 1939

Date

1939-12-17

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken telling Jeffers that the Stewarts were seeking financial gain from the railroad company, yet something needed be done to supply them with water. He gave three possible solutions. A copy of Stewart heirs' letter is referenced below.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), November 24, 1952

Date

1952-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the changes made to the purchase contract draft to protect railroad company water rights.

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