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Town site in Otis, California
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 30, 1943
Strong is reluctant to commit the company to a specific amount of water to be delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Carrie Christensen and Orien Stevens oral history interview
Oral history interview with Carrie Christensen and Orien “Buster” Stevens conducted by Bernard Timberg on February 04, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Christensen and Stevens discuss segregation in Boulder City, Nevada, their interactions with Native Americans, and the Westside community in Las Vegas, Nevada. They also talk about the Union Pacific Railroad, the influx of migrants and growth of churches during World War II. Stevens describes his experience working on Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) as well as the railroad starting at age fifteen. Christensen discusses her personal life, her religious opinions, and mottos.
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Photograph of World War I draftees leaving Las Vegas, Nevada, 1918
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Draft of Agreement regarding the sale of Las Vegas water facilities and lands to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, March 16, 1953
Describes the sale of water facilities and lands by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten notes on page 2
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Rouse, December 21, 1951
Discussion of the Railroad developing its own water supply if the sale to the Las Vegas Valley Water District goes through. The shop well never supplied water to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, so it would not go to the District.
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Postcard with photograph of caboose number 210, Death Valley Junction, California, 1920-1929
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Extending Town Site
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Rooming house
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Fruit packing houses
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