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Letter from Ernie W. Cragin (Las Vegas) to George F. Ashby (Omaha), October 8, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
Mayor Cragin asking Ashby if Union Pacific had any ideas on how to ensure that after the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District that water previously controlled by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company remain in the boundaries of Las Vegas proper
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Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), October 10, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
The Chamber of Commerce had been trying to push people into voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, but considerable opposition had been forming. Folger asks for permission to present true facts about the issue to people through radio and the press.
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Personal letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, October 11, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
Folger contacted Mayor Cragin to see, once the water district was created, if there was any way to ensure that the water from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. springs and well field was not piped beyond the city limits.
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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. M. Folger including water production and consumption charts, October 12, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Reinhardt requesting to the Nevada Public Service Commission clarification on some figures found in the attached report regarding water production. Chart showing Las Vegas monthly production and consumption of water for 1945, 1946 and 1947.
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Newsletter, Las Vegas Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Your vote may be the important one, Vol. IV, No. 13, October 13, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
A single subject newsletter encouraging people to participate in voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The vote was to take place on October 19, 1948. The installation of water meters is mentioned.
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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and his children standing in his lettuce patch, Las Vegas, 1923
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Archival Collection
Description
Kiyo, Bill, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their lettuce field.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Tomiyasu Farm, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1923. Lettuce patch. L-R: Kiyo, Bill, and Nanyu Tomiyasu. Pioneering farmer Bill Tomiyasu provided much of the fresh vegetables for the Las Vegas and the surrounding area from the 1910s to the 1940s. (Kiyo and Nanyu were his children."
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Photograph of Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1920's
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Archival Collection
Description
Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa 1925
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Archival Collection
Description
Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Wheat fields on the Tomiyasu property, west side of Pecos Road (c. 1925) Bill Tomiyasu with his sons Kiyo and Nanyu (standing in front)"
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Photograph of a water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1930's
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm. It was used for about 10 years in the 1930s and stood six feet tall."
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Photograph of a pump engine, Tomiyasu Farm, Las Vegas, 1930's
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Archival Collection
Description
Pump engine used on the Tomiyasu Farm in the 1930's.
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