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Agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Las Vegas Land and Water Company, March 30, 1929

Date

1929-04-03

Archival Collection

Description

Agreement for the railroad to deliver water and power for the water company to sell in Las Vegas. Covering easement to carry water through Railroad Company's water pipelines from Las Vegas Springs, artesian well and other sources to a connection with the pipeline of Las Vegas Land and Water Company in Las Vegas. Contract Audit Number 7322 by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company

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Film transparency of J. Fred Hesse and Fred Balzar, Las Vegas, 1929-1932

Date

1929 to 1932

Description

Las Vegas Mayor J. Fred Hesse, left, and Nevada Governor Fred Balzar, right, at opening an artesian well in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Sarah Vinci Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00268

Abstract

The Sarah Vinci Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-1991) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives. The images depict Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting the changes over the years. Other images include the artesian well at the Cragin family home and Methodist churches in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark, February 15, 1912

Date

1912-02-15

Archival Collection

Description

Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.

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Film transparency of J. Fred Hesse and others, Las Vegas, 1929-1932

Date

1929 to 1932

Description

From left to right, an unidentified man; J. Fred Hesse, a Las Vegas Mayor, and another unidentified man at the opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of men tipping hats at a well, Goldfield (Nev.), 1927

Date

1927

Archival Collection

Description

Group of men tip their hats while standing at an artesian well near a mine.

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Chart, Wells in the Las Vegas Area, Nevada, inspected during August and September, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Inspection log for wells in the Las Vegas area.

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