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Film negative showing an aqua plane rider on Lake Mead, January 1938

Date

1938-01

Archival Collection

Description

A shot of an aqua plane rider on Lake Mead; aqua plane rider is possibly Jack Buecrud.

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Photograph of east-north exposures with children Betty and Robert, Las Vegas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description given with photograph: "East-north exposures, with children Betty and Robert."

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Photograph of costumed children for the 4th of July, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of children dressed up in costumes, possibly for the 4th of July at City Hall in Boulder City, Nevada. Boys dressed reminiscently of America's Founding Fathers stand next to girls in patterned dresses.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938

Date

1938-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken briefing Jeffers on the production problems with Well No. 2, a possible rate increase due to evaporative water coolers, and the water shortage in Las Vegas

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938

Date

1938-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken requesting that a contract be prepared for work on increasing the flow of Well No. 2.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938

Date

1938-05-05

Archival Collection

Description

Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

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Photograph of horse racing, Las Vegas Downs Racetrack, November 27, 1938

Date

1938-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photo of horse racing, Las Vegas Club Handicap at Las Vegas Downs Racetrack. The horse, Jeff's Pride with E. Shea mounted in the left-right, rear. Photo sleeve contains additional materials.

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Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 14, 1906

Date

1906-07-14

Description

Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 14, 1906

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