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Letter from George C. Fish (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 7, 1940
The owner of Railroad Pass Casino wanted water delivered to his casino, and wanted to build a flume next to the main tracks rather than build a spur. Fish was disinclined to sell any water where the only likely business was the freighting of water.
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Photograph of Goldfield, Nevada, 1920
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Letter from E. E. Calvin to N. A. Williams, October 17, 1922
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Photograph of train wreck, Tonopah (Nev.), 1910s
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Memo about water usage in 1935 in Las Vegas, March 24, 1938
Paper from notepad listing the number of gallons of water used in 1935 by the water company and the railroad. Information is provided by Johnson, Office Engineer. Typed telephone message from Mr. Johnson, Office Engineer.
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Photographs: souvenir photo from El Rancho Vegas; 4 souvenir photos from Hotel Last Frontier; souvenir photo from Little Church of the West wedding chapel, Hotel Last Frontier; souvenir photo from Flamingo Hotel; 2 photos of Raymond Rose, Union Pacific Railroad; 2 photos unidentified souvenir shop; 2 photos of Cut Rate Liquor exterior; photo of parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas; photo of unidentified woman behind bar, undated
Collection Name: Josie Dondich Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Letter from W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha) to G. F. Ashby (Omaha), May 7, 1942
Hulsizer enumerated the many financial and political reasons that the water producing lands controlled by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company should be sold to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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Letter from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, July 15, 1922
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Telegram from A. Maguire (Los Angeles) to W. H. Comstock, May 25, 1920
The railroad should consider drilling a well inside the shop grounds in case of serious labor troubles.
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Photograph of a building, Ralston (Nev.), 1906-1928
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