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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Los Angeles) to E. E. Calvin (Los Angeles), March 9, 1926

Date
1927-04-22
Description

Letter to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company president about the cost of turning the Las Vegas Ranch into a demonstration ranch. The letter makes it very clear that the primary motivation in creating a demonstration ranch is the protection of their water rights.

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Contract synposis between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and Las Vegas Land and Water Company regarding the water supply, March 30, 1929

Date
1929-07-23
Description

Contract for the railroad to supply water to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Contract Audit Number 7322 by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company

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Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903

Date
1903-03-31
Description
Letter discusses Harry and Hiram Stewart's intention to purchase cattle for their ranch from the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from T. C. Peck to T. P. Cullen, February 5, 1920

Date
1920-02-05
Description
Letter concerns stopping a union representative who is trying to persuade shipworkers to go on strike.
Caption: Complaint - Southwestern Shipbuilding Co.

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Letter from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, July 15, 1922

Date
1922-07-15
Description
Halsted advises on legal interpretations of use of force in guarding railroad property.

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Agreement regarding the furnishing of water from Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, November 30, 1950

Date
1950-11-30
Description

Contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water. "C.D. No. 15674-1" written in ink on cover page. Also has stamps "U.P. Audit No. 74531" and "LVL&WCo Audit No. 10567." Law dept. copy, approved by E.E. Bennett October 10, 1950.

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Letter from Ross W. Smith to J. K. W. Bracken, June 10, 1903

Date
1903-06-10
Description
Letter discusses the need for a new house-keeper and cook at the Las Vegas Ranch. Smith addresses the problems with hiring a woman and suggests hiring a Chinese man.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, August 23, 1910

Date
1910-08-23
Description
Letter concerns Ryan's membership application to the Bureau for the Safe Transpotation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

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Letter from Frank R. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 2, 1922

Date
1922-07-02
Description
Letter gives a report of an assault on a railroad employee by strikers. McNamee suggests railroad guards and officers should be armed.

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Midway Ore Station at Tonopah and Tidewater: photograph

Date
1907
Description
Tonopah & Tidewater, Midway Ore Station, 1907. The railroad ran from E California to SW Nevada. Inscription reads "Meeting final 20 mule team wagons." The stamp on the back of the photo says: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."

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