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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), June 20, 1939

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Title Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), June 20, 1939
Creator Bracken, Walter R.;
Description On a report that the railroad was not fulfilling its duty to supply water to the Stewart burial plot, Bracken and others visited the site and reported on their findings. An excerpt from the original Stewart deed is referenced below. Handwritten note at bottom of letter: "Mrs. Mina Stewart Los Angeles 7/25 talked to M & J. No water on burial plot although reservoir overflowed. 7/25."
Contributor Las Vegas Land and Water Company
Source Box 11 Folder W18-1-12 Las Vegas Ranch - Albert W. Wittwer Lease Sep. 1, 1933 Union Pacific Railroad Manuscript Collection
Date 1939-06-20
Coverage Vegas Creek; Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States;
Subject Water-supply; Cemeteries; Water-supply--Analysis; Water-supply--Management; Nevada--Las Vegas;
Type Text;
Language eng
Relation http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/hln,535
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Format application/pdf 8.12 x 10.59 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,701

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