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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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Las Vegas Sun Photographs

Identifier

PH-00051

Abstract

The Las Vegas Sun Photographs depict significant events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1948 to 1989 that were covered by the newspaper. The photographs partially document the gubernatorial, senatorial, mid-term, and local elections in Nevada in 1982. The photographs also include protests by African Americans for better wages and renters for fair housing practices, McCarran Airport, protests against the Nevada Test Site, the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas, hotels and casinos, political events, parades, dedications of buildings, and aerial photographs of the city. The photographs also depict politicians during campaign events and fundraisers, including President Ronald Reagan; U.S. Senators Howard Cannon, Pat McCarran, Chic Hecht, Paul Laxalt, and Harry Reid; Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan and Robert List; and Lieutenant Governor Bob Cashell.

Archival Collection

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to William Wittwer Estate (Las Vegas), May 1, 1942

Date

1942-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informs the Wittwer Estate that the spring near the Las Vegas Ranch is running again and needs to be covered and locked.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, 1966

Date

1966

Description

An exterior view of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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