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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), November 2, 1939

Date

1939-11-02

Archival Collection

Description

Letter accompanying application for the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. to have permission to use the new well on the Las Vegas Ranch. The unsigned application is referenced below.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), February 7, 1940

Date

1940-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

McNamee informing Bracken that he has tried to meet with the Stewart family several times, but the meetings have all fallen through.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 25, 1938

Date

1938-03-25

Archival Collection

Description

References a Las Vegas Springs inspection. Damage to the housing around the Big Spring was found and repairs were requested.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles), June 2, 1936

Date

1936-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken requesting six oversized ''no trespassing'' signs for posting around the Las Vegas Springs and wells.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for August 1941 and 1942, September 1, 1942

Date

1942-09-01

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in August in 1941 and 1942.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between October 1941 and 1942, November 12, 1942

Date

1942-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in October in 1941 and 1942.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for December 1941 and 1942, January 5, 1943

Date

1943-01-05

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in December in 1941 and 1942.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between May 1942 and 1943, June 1, 1943

Date

1943-06-01

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in May in 1942 and 1943.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between June 1942 and 1943, June 30, 1943

Date

1943-06-30

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in June in 1942 and 1943.

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Photograph of Gordon Bettles and unknown men in a rye field on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, 1949

Date

1948

Description

Gordon Bettles and two others inspecting the rye in preparation for cutting it on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Inscription on the back of the original photo, written by Billie Bettles in the 1980s reads: this [picture] was made the day they were cutting rye, 1949. House and outbuildings were constructed by Gordon Bettles on the T & T Ranchk, Amargosa Valley, NV, about 1949. The house pictured on the right was moved to this location from Death Valley Junction, California, by the Bettles. A field of rye is pictured in the foreground. The man on the right is Gordon Bettles and the 2 men on the left are unidentified, though the man on the far left may be M. P. 'Gless' Glessner."

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