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Transfer of land to Las Vegas Land and Water
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Mayor Russell and his family, Las Vegas, 1909
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Archival Collection
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Jeff McColl Sr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jeff McColl Sr. conducted by Dennis L. Weigang on March 09, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McColl discusses his early life moving back and forth between California, Nevada, and Texas before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925. McColl also discusses his work as a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, life in Las Vegas during the late 1920s and 1930s, and industrial and urban growth in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Ranch, Nevada (3 of 4)
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 30, 1943
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Archival Collection
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Strong is reluctant to commit the company to a specific amount of water to be delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter from Calvin M. Cory (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, January 25, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Request for directions on how to proceed with the Las Vegas Valley Water District's proposal to buy the Las Vegas Land and Water Company
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Gladys and Lester Simmons oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Gladys and Lester Simmons conducted by their grandson, James L. Moore, on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Simmons discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945 to work on the Union Pacific Railroad. He describes the company culture, railroad lines, and the company's shift in focus to freight transport. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons talk about the construction and growth of Nevada Southern University (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as well as the overall growth of the city of Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
James W. Ault oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James W. Ault conducted by Patricia K. Kohlman on November 06, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ault discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1940 to 1975 and his career as a railroad engineer.
Archival Collection
Photograph of hole-boring in process, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
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Archival Collection
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Telegram from W. H. Comstock to F. M. Grace, May 15, 1905
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Archival Collection
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