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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), June 20, 1939
On a report that the railroad was not fulfilling its duty to supply water to the Stewart burial plot, Bracken and others visited the site and reported on their findings. An excerpt from the original Stewart deed is referenced below.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten note at bottom of letter: "Mrs. Mina Stewart Los Angeles 7/25 talked to M & J. No water on burial plot although reservoir overflowed. 7/25."
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Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931
Shack town filled with people waiting for jobs building the Hoover Dam.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 4-18-31
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Photograph of men laying sewer pipe in Boulder City, circa 1931
Laying a sewer line in Boulder City.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 10-12-31
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Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to George F. Ashby (Omaha) and William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), October 20, 1948
Telegram to railroad officials informing them of the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), February 15, 1937
Bracken informing Knickerbocker that if repairs are not done soon on their pipeline, it would fail catastrophically. If the water master was busy, he requested the authority to hire a local crew to do the repairs.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. H. Larson (Los Angeles), May 22, 1940
Discussion of the necessity of keeping down weeds around the reservoirs and settling ponds at Las Vegas Springs to avoid fires.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam worker beside the Colorado River, circa 1931
Hoover Dam worker and an Ingersoll Rand electric generator beside the Colorado River looking Northwest towards the Hemenway Wash.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 4-18-31
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Photograph of steamshovel working on the road to the Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1931
Steamshovel working on the road to the Hoover Dam construction site looking east over the Colorado River.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 4-18-31
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Photograph of construction of a water tank in Boulder City, circa 1931
Construction of a water tank in Boulder City.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: "3-13-31; Reservoir tank to supply Boulder City - Tanks on hill above Boulder City"
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Photograph of a Union Pacific tour-bus on Highway 93, Nevada, circa 1933
A Union Pacific tour-bus in a pullout overlooking Hemenway Wash off Highway 93.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 9-20-33
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