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Photograph of tracks' end at rail yard, Las Vegas (Nev.)
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Photograph of a panoramic view of the Las Vegas railyards, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Chief Engineer and Engineering Files, 1903-1972
The Chief Engineer and Engineering Files series (1903-1972) contains materials relating to the Chief Engineers office in Los Angeles, California. The chief engineers office was responsible for all railroad construction, including track, sidings, stations, depots, and all railroad and railroad-owned buildings. The chief engineer laid out the company townsites in Las Vegas, Nevada and designed the depots. The Engineering Department was also responsible for the construction of all water facilities and pipelines in Las Vegas, as well as any other towns in which the railroad owned the water supply. The local engineer in Las Vegas reported to the Chief Engineer in Los Angeles. During World War II, the engineers office was responsible for protecting critical railroad installations for which there is a series of files titled “War Conditions."
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Photograph of boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1933-1935
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Letter from L. R. Maag (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), June 11, 1953
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.
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Photograph of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 28, 1940
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to H.P. Myton, August 11, 1904
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Letter from Ralph E. Wells to J.Ross Clark, January 23, 1904
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Photograph of flood damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905
Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: 'Dad's B&B outfit in background'
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Wendell Bunker oral history interview
Oral history interview with Wendell Bunker on October of 1971 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wendell Bunker (b. 1911 in St. Thomas, Nevada), discusses early Las Vegas, Nevada and the socio-economic changes that have taken place in the Valley. Bunker talks about the Boulder (Hoover) Dam and religion and education in Nevada. He also describes working for the Union Pacific Railroad and the importance of the railroad to the economic development of Las Vegas.
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