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Slide of gate leading into Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931

Date

1931-08-13

Description

A black and white image of people at the gate leading into Boulder City "where men are hired."

Image

Slide of a U.S. Marshal and cars at a checkpoint in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s

Date

1931

Description

A black and white image of a U.S. Marshal stopping cars entering Boulder City.

Image

Slide of tent homes in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

A black and white image of tent homes in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

Image

Slide of company stores and post offices in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

Black and white image of a newly constructed building in Boulder City to be used for stores and a post office.

Image

Letter from A. M. Folger to William Reinhardt, November 30, 1949

Date

1949-11-30

Archival Collection

Description

The City of Las Vegas was requesting to borrow six water meters to check their water use. The Las Vegas Land and Water co. did not have any, but Folger recommended purchasing them and then sending them on to Yermo when the city was done with them. Letter has three date stamps: "H.E.D. Dec 1 1949," "E.E.B. Dec 1 1949" and "U.P. R.R. CO. Law Department L.A. Dec 1 1949"

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Letter from William M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken, May 17, 1942

Date

1942-05-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Jeffers calling attention to serious accounting problems with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and asking for these matters to be investigated and rectified

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Telegram from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard (Omaha), October 16, 1952

Date

1952-10-16

Archival Collection

Description

Nobody had brought up the issue of mineral rights during the negotiations for the water district purchase. To do so now would be a mistake. Even if oil was found on the property, the land's location would almost make it impossible to take advantage of.

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Records Family, 1890-1980

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Records Family from 1890 to 1985. Materials include photographs of operations around Amargosa Valley, including the Standard Slag Mine and Resting Spring in Tecopa, California, the Tecopa Railroad, ranching activities, animal husbandry, and construction of early buildings.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 3, 1929

Date

1929-04-03

Archival Collection

Description

Consideration of adding a line for fire protection to protect new leases in a new industrial area and how users would be charged.

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