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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 25, 1938
References a Las Vegas Springs inspection. Damage to the housing around the Big Spring was found and repairs were requested.
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Tufts, Sonny, 1911-1970
Film actor, famous for roles in "So Proudly We Hail!" and "The Seven-Year Itch"
Worked for Paramount
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Tufts
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Daly, Ralph W., 1903-1988
Ralph Daly (born in Texas on January 17, 1903) lived in Nevada for 26 years. Ralph worked in Oil Fields and a worker for the constuction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam
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Beckley, William, 1877-1965
Information confirming birth/death years and familial relationships found via Find a Grave, 2020: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145200952/william-beckley
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Receipt: Conrad Kiel
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Brian Shepherd oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview of Brian Shepherd conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2020 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Brian Shepherd, Chief of Staff of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107, represents health care and public sector employees across the state of Nevada. SEIU advocates for fair wages, quality health care, and the "secret ballot" for all union employees. Shepherd discusses his work with the union, racism, discrimination, inequality, organizing protests, the Black Lives Matter movement, and social justice.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), July 12, 1939
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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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 10, 1995
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