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Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.
1912-02-15
Letter including proposal to relocate a portion of the Las Vegas Creek.
1948-06-17
Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during September 1952.
1952-10-10
Excerpt of agreement between the Stewart family and Clark guaranteeing 4 miner's inches of water for the Stewart burial plot. Original date of deed was December 8. 1902. Excerpt was dated June 16, 1939.

Construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino looking southeast.
1971-02-10
Aerial view of Las Vegas Blvd. and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks looking north over the Dunes Hotel and Flamingo Casino.
2024-05-20
Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas looking east toward Frenchman Mountains. The following buildings are visible in the photograph: Lucky Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Four Queens Casino, Golden Nugget, El Cortez Hotel, First...

Map of the Las Vegas springs showing proposed improvements to increase water supply.
1916-09-21
Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.
1953-06-19
The Nevada state engineer recommended the Las Vegas Valley Water District purchase all 1200 acres from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co., but the District only wanted 679 acres.
1952-01-04
The purchase contract for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company allows for the contract to be annulled if its bonds are not sold by December 31, 1953. This contract rescinds that deadline, allowing as much time as needed for the sale of the bonds....
2024-05-20
Mr. Montgomery outlines locations and costs of drilling additional wells and work to existing well. to meet community water supply needs. A hand drawn map of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company well field is included.
1954-04-13
Letter stating the importance of the water supply to Las Vegas, and how the company should consider replacing the pipeline with concrete conduit.
1912-05-11
Letter written by the General Manager of Las Vegas Land and Water Company to a student in Louisiana who was writing a report on Las Vegas water supply.
1952-11-18
Request to the Union Pacific Railroad vice president for approval of having the police department assign two officers to enforce water restrictions at the expense of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. for the summer months.
1953-06-11
Bracken had been trying for months to get the roof over a reservoir at the springs repaired, and now a dead rabbit had been found in the pool.
1936-08-05
Aerial view of an airplane and the Las Vegas Airstrip before the Army Air Corps took over the fields.

Field crops on the Gilcrease Ranch in North Las Vegas. Sheep Range in the background.

Meadow to the north of the house on the Las Vegas Ranch.

Floyd Francis (center), Jake Beckley (right), and unidentified man in the "Old Swimming Hole" on the Von Tobel and Beckley property

Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, looking north from MGM Grand Hotel and the Dunes.

Approval of the recommendation that the police department assign two officers to enforce water restrictions at the expense of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for the summer months as has been done in previous years
1953-06-12
Las Vegas Springs and proposed pipeline and other improvements.
1916-09-21
Map showing the area under consideration in the contract between the LVL&WC and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water.
1950-10-04
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