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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) May 20, 1942 |
Bracken's response to Jeffers who had asked about accounting problems. Las Vegas was undergoing a massive boom, and the urban growth represented the difference in numbers. |
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Letter from Frederick F. Barker to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce,... |
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas |
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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce,... |
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas. |
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, April 19, 1950 |
Projection of the amount of water needed when planned subdivisions are completed |
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Letter from W. H. Dentner (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), March 20,... |
The mayor pro. tem. of Las Vegas requesting to hear what plans, if any, the water company had to increase supply to meet the needs of the expanding city. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild and Frank Strong, January... |
Discussion of the perception that many Las Vegas residents had that the water and power company were trying to prevent growth in the Las Vegas Valley. |
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Letter from Maxwell Kelch (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild (Los Angeles), October 18, 1944 |
Invitation from the Chamber of Commerce to attend a meeting to discuss the water situation in Las Vegas. Includes an enclosure listing the topic of a meeting held the day before to discuss the same issue. |
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Report on the water supply in Las Vegas, March 25, 1942 |
Brief history of water in Las Vegas and overview of the water situation |
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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 22, 1927 |
Adamson recommended installing a meter to see how much water the water company was using so they could use the information for negotiatiing a contract renewal for providing water to Las Vegas. "36-47-L" written in pencil at the top. Date... |
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Report summary, The impact of a water-imposed interruption of growth in the Las Vegas region,... |
Summary of a larger report prepared for the Las Vegas Valley Water District projecting what would happen when the availability of water becomes the biggest limiting factor to the growth of Las Vegas. |
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Newspaper clipping, Water wrangle solution?, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 17, 1944 |
Lorenzi recommending a pipeline from Lake Mead to supply water to Las Vegas to guarantee future development in the Las Vegas Valley. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), October 10, 1944 |
Brief rundown of the water situation in Las Vegas, acquisition of water from Basic Magnesium Incorporated, and prevention of additional well drillings. |