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Postcard of Rancho Las Vegas, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1905 to 1930
Description
An exterior view of a house on the "Rancho Las Vegas." Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Letter from Ross W. Smith to J. K. W. Bracken, June 23, 1903

Date
1903-06-23
Description
Letter regards receipt of apricots from the Las Vegas Ranch, as well as labor disputes.

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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), February 1, 1903

Date
1903-02-01
Description

McWilliams' handwritten letter in which he explains that the discrepancy in water measurements of the Las Vegas Creek stem from differences in what the surveyors refer to as a miner's inch. Colonel Moore's reply, mentioned in the letter is referenced below.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Walter Bracken (Las Vegas), December 19, 1939

Date
1939-12-19
Description

Letter from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. lawyer recommending that the company not provide a settlement with the Stewart family, but to move forward with supplying water.

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Letter from Mr. Wood (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken, February 13, 1926

Date
1927-03-03
Description

Suggestions of a few minor changes that would allow the Las Vegas Ranch to become profitable in a few years time, as it has the essential fundamentals.

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