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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, 1920s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northwest over the Union Pacific Railroad yards.
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Report, Las Vegas water supply recommendations, March 31, 1942
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Report describing the origins of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co., including recommendations that the Union Pacific Railroad keep title to water bearing lands, and that the company not sell out to the city.
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Telegram from G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City) to V. W. Smith (Los Angeles), April 24, 1959
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Telegram stating that the railroad should stop selling water to outside businesses and tell their former customers that they needed to get their water from the water district.
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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 22, 1927
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Adamson recommended installing a meter to see how much water the water company was using so they could use the information for negotiatiing a contract renewal for providing water to Las Vegas. "36-47-L" written in pencil at the top. Date stamp from A.S.H.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to A. L. Coey (Los Angeles), January 28, 1933
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken providing details for a possible agreement to sell water to the Railroad Pass Casino and asking if Coey approves of the deal.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 7, 1929
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Walter Bracken reporting to Fred Knickerbocker on the water situation on properties recently purchased by T. J. Lawrence.
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Photograph of flood waters and damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of damage to the railroad tracks.
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Report: Valuations of water facilities at Las Vegas, May 10, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Value of water production facilities of the railroad the the water company exclusive of land minus depreciation.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Walter Bracken (Las Vegas), December 19, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. lawyer recommending that the company not provide a settlement with the Stewart family, but to move forward with supplying water.
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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, March 6, 1952
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion about transferring the 2.5 CFS granted to the Union Pacific Railroad company from Well No. 1 to the shop well, and increasing the capacity of the well to produce that amount.
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