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Telegram from A .S. Halsted to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 13, 1922

Date
1922-07-13
Description
Telegram from A .S. Halsted to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 13, 1922

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Photograph of a group of people standing outside of the First State Bank of Las Vegas and Post office, McWilliams' Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date
1905
Description

The view is looking west from Railroad Avenue. In front of the buildings is a group of unidentified men with two children and a dog. The First State Bank of Las Vegas was the second bank in the Las Vegas valley, located on Lot 9, Block 2 within the McWilliams' Original Las Vegas Townsite. The bank building was located on a lot owned by Walter Bracken. The lot the Post Office was located on, Lot 10, Block 2, was owned by Helen Stewart.
Site Name: First State Bank (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Walter Bracken inside the post office, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

Date
1908
Description
Walter Bracken stands inside the Las Vegas Post Office, which had been moved to the interior of the First State Bank on Fremont Street in 1907. Bracken served as Las Vegas' postmaster from 1904-1914. Pigeon holes containing sorted mail surround the room. Desks, stools and office equipment, including a postage scale, are seen. Calendars hang from the wall and electric lights hang from the ceiling.
Caption: Post Office, Las Vegas, 1908
Site Name: United States Post Office and Court House

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