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History of major floods in Moapa valley and adjacent washes, after 1945

Date
1945 (year approximate) to open end
Description

List of the major floods in the Moapa Valley with map to show locations of the floods.

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Aerial photograph showing terminal reservoir site, plant site, and temporary boarding camp, Basic Magnesium Inc., Henderson, Nevada, December 30, 1941

Date
1941-12-30
Description

Aerial view looking northwest from the extreme southeast corner of the Las Vegas Valley, showing the Basic Magnesium plant, Whitney Mesa, Las Vegas, and the Spring Mountains.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "McNeil construction Co. Magnesium plant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 12-30-41" Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Air view looking northwest showing terminal reservoir site (left center) plant site (upper center) temporary boarding camp (right center), BMI, 12-30-41"

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Aerial photograph postcard of Las Vegas looking north, circa 1920s

Date
1920 (year approximate)
Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Aerial view of Las Vegas - 1920's. Railroad and station at left in photo (looking north)."

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), June 17, 1922

Date
1922-08-08
Description

LVL&WC executives had been called to a meeting with the Utilities Commission about water shortages, and W. H. Comstock was seeing if they could quickly increase capacity before the meeting.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), July 12, 1939

Date
1939-07-12
Description

Bracken was asking the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to disallow payment to the person who should have repaired the leaking pipeline but didn't. The spraying pipeline severely hampered their credibility in the public eye when asking for conservation from citizens.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, February 26, 1948

Date
1949-02-26
Description

Report on water usage, revenue, number of customers, and pipeline footage for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 25, 1938

Date
1938-03-25
Description

References a Las Vegas Springs inspection. Damage to the housing around the Big Spring was found and repairs were requested.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), May 23, 1920

Date
1920-05-25
Description

Two hotels complained that they had no water pressure on their second floors, and Bracken discussed the possibility of purchasing a well to boost the pressure in the system.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard (Washington), September 19, 1952

Date
1952-09-19
Description

Discussion of various points of the drafted purchase contract for water production facilities by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles) to W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), July 21, 1909

Date
1909-07-21
Description

Clark recommends replacing the sheet metal pipeline with concrete to fix a massive leaking problem.

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