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Howard E. Hollingsworth oral history interview
Oral history interview with Howard E. Hollingsworth conducted by Joseph Concannen on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hollingsworth discusses the Mormon Fort, ranches, and the railroad.
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Photograph of bunkcar number 508, Death Valley Junction, California, 1940
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Photograph of a train station, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
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Photograph of mine ruins, Bonnie Clair (Nev.), 1906-1918
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Photograph of various railroad depots, circa 1908
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Extract of minutes of special meeting of board of directors of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, held June 29, 1953
Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.
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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, October 6, 1950
Discussion of the new contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water, which would likely result in a water rate increase for users.
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Letter from F. R. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, June 3, 1931, regarding extension of franchise, Las Vegas, Land & Water Company to cover Industrial district No. 1
The franchise granted the water company would not need to be extended for them to take over the pipeline to the Industrial Unit No. 1. Letter has a date stamp from the L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co., Office of the Industrial Engineer, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Report, Water facilities at Las Vegas: reproduction costs, May 9, 1951
Value of water production facilities of the railroad and the water company minus depreciation as of December 31, 1950.
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Film transparency showing the Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, circa 1940s
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