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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, September 10, 1943
Discussion of the new lease for W. T. Stewart for the Las Vegas Ranch with provisions that Stewart is obligated to use all the water that comes onto the ranch, freeing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from problems due to effluent.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, westward direction, circa 1920
Aerial view of Las Vegas
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, northwest direction, circa 1920
Aerial view of Las Vegas
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), June 3, 1931
Bracken informing Knickerbocker that it is not legally possible for the water company to install water meters on the lines going to Industrial Unit No. 1.
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Correspondence from L. A. Barnes (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha), October 12, 1949
Summary notes of a meeting between the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company regarding the possible sale of water production to the district.
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Telegram from Chas Rodman (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken, T. W. French, E. Pickles, J. E. Norris, J. M. Heaton, and Mr. Fitzgerald, December 10, 1925
Notice that the water to the city would be off for a few hours to allow workers to make a connection to the stockyards.
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Photograph of dirt road with sewer seepage in Pittman, Nevada, March 30, 1945
Looking south through Pittman, Nevada towards Basic Magnesium and Railroad Pass. In the foreground area saturated areas.
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Letter from W. E. Rauch (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 12, 1929
Rauch sees no point in charging the present rate to new industrial connections to the railroad pipelines, but does feel that they should charge a flat rate for meter installation and house connections.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Mr. Johnson, March 13, 1929
Directions to obtain information regarding water meters, their purchase prices, and cost of installation to allow the establishment of a flat rate of deposit.
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Memo from William Reinhardt about obtaining water from Lake Mead, September 8, 1935
The proposed water district would probably have an easier time getting water from Lake Mead than the privately owned water company. "BCC -- E E Bennett" is written in pencil at the top. Memo has two date stamps from E.E.B. and U.P. R.R. Co. L.A. Law Department.
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