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Las Vegas Springs, Nevada

Date
1911 to 1921
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files

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Letter from W. H. Bancroft to J. Ross Clark, June 24, 1905

Date
1905-06-24
Description
Letter discusses "claim of J. E. Green with reference to contract for hay made by Dr. [sic] Bracken."

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Report on Las Vegas water situation from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. M. Jeffers, April 4, 1936

Date
1936-04-04
Description

Comparisons of water supply and use in Las Vegas with future projections. Document compares data on water consumption in 1931 and 1935. Link to Bracken's letter referred to in this document is in the references field.

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Photograph of abandoned station, (Calif.), 1906-1928

Date
1906 to 1928
Description
Ruins of T&T station in Raser (?), California.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother January 3, 1907

Date
1907-01-03
Description
Rinker writes about a hometown wedding, his salary and living conditions, a railroad strike, and gambling and drinking.

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Photograph of chemical lab, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1915

Date
1915
Description
Unidentified man sits at the doorstep of a small building with several windows, identified as a "chemical lab at Death Valley Junction" in 1915.

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Photograph of Las Vegas, 1910

Date
1910
Description
A black and white image of Las Vegas, Nevada. The then young town can be seen expanding its boundaries, as demonstrated by the shop being built on the right side of the street. Other stores, including a tailor shop and the Las Vegas Coffee House, are also visible from this angle, along with barren desert in the background. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Photograph of construction remnants, (Calif.), 1900-1920

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Construction debris and rocks are scattered on the desert floor. Shrubs line the area. Inscription with photo reads: "Remnant of concrete trestle outside of Raser, California."

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Rex Bell and Governor Vail Pittman on horseback at Helldorado Parade: photographic print

Date
1948
Description

Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. Handwritten on back: "Gov. Vail Pittman. Helldorado 1948." Stamped on back: "Union Pacific Railroad Photo"

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Town lots (2 of 2)

Date
1919 to 1920
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files

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