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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. H. Larson (Los Angeles), March 4, 1940
The Nevada State Highway Department requested five million gallons of water for use in road construction near Jean, Nevada, and Bracken was asking for permission to quote a certain price to the department.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to H. H. Larson (Los Angeles), July 15, 1940
Discussion of the work keeping the Las Vegas Creek channel open to guarantee promised water to the Stewart Burial Plot.
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Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939
Letter dated June 27, 1939, from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce supporting a petition date June 21, 1939, by property owners and taxpayers living in the Moapa Valley area of Clark County, Nevada. The petition requested that the area be placed under the control of the Division of Grazing. Such a designation would restrict the removal of timber from watershed areas and help prevent the effects of erosion due to flooding. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Grazing District No. 5 is Las Vegas, established November 3, 1936.
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Views of Boulder Dam and Las Vegas, Nevada
"N.E. Johnson, photographer and publisher." Booklet consists primarily of photographs of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, prior to the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and photographs of people and businesses in early 20th-century Las Vegas.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha, Nebraska), May 31, 1941
Bracken expressing the desirability of a permanent watchman to prevent vandalism and sabotage of water facilities.
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Report on Moapa Flood, August 11, 1941
Report of the damage caused by a flood in August 11, 1941.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles), March 11, 1935
Bracken calling on the Assistant Chief Engineer to do something about the leaking
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), February 4, 1923
Since the water company was experiencing many consumer complaints, Mr. Bracken suggested pumping the sand from at least one of the springs in an attempt to increase flow.
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Report about flood control in Virgin and Moapa Valleys
Narrative that describes nineteen elements of the flood control program in the Virgin and Moapa Valleys.
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Report on total measurements of all water available in Las Vegas, 1934
Report showing the decreased amount of water available from the Las Vegas Springs from 1931 to 1934. R-11 written in red at head of report.
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