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Photograph of railroad surveyors break camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Description
A view of people at a railroad surveyors break camp associated with the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (South Lake) railroad line construction in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of railroad surveyors break camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Description
A survey party "fold their tents" at a railroad surveyors break camp associated with the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (South Lake) railroad line construction in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of a railroad builders' camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Description
A view of a railroad builders' camp for the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (Salt Lake) line between Caliente and Las Vegas in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of horses pulling wagons for railroad construction, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Description
A distant view of horses pulling wagons filled with supplies for the advance parties of S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (Salt Lake) railroad line builders in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of survey camp, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Description
Railroad survey camp on S. P., L. A., and S. L. line in southern Nevada between Caliente and Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Beatty train depot, Beatty, Nevada, April 2nd 1931
Date
1931-04-02
Description
Black and white image of Beatty train depot at Beatty, Nevada.
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Photograph of roundhouse, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Roundhouse in Caliente, Nevada.
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Photograph of steam trains, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1946
Date
1946
Description
One of the last steam trains going toward Caliente roundhouse. The roundhouse alone used to employ about 150 men. It was torn down not long after this photograph was taken.
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Photograph of turntable, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Description
Turntable. Railroad yard.
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Postcard of the ghost town of Rhyolite (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Description
The postcard shows a car that looks like it was abandoned with a casino in the background. The postcard reads, "130,000 Dollar Railroad Station-without a railroad, at the famous ghost town of Rhyolite."
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