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Film transparency of a railroad yard, Las Vegas, 1913
Date
1913
Description
Black and white image of a railroad yard in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of railroad car, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Description
Workers surrounding railroad car on end of track. Note: Crane lifted rails but men carried ties.
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine No. 5, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine No. 5 stopped at Minden, Nevada. Minden is located in Douglas County, Nevada. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father's birthplace. Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town's early buildings. Minden has had a post office since 1906. U.S. Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line.
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Photograph of Railroad Depot, Las Vegas, circa 1910
Date
1906 to 1916
Description
Union Pacific Railroad depot in Las Vegas. This photograph was identified by Shirley Ferron Swanson on October 25, 1983.
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View of Tonopah from Railroad Depot: photograph
Date
1905
Description
View of Tonopah from the Railroad Depot. Part of the Tonopah R.R. Yard (3) showing freight which has spilled over from depot platform. (note SPC cars 420, 712; Tonopah RR 4-wheel caboose #13) 1905. (photo: State Archives, Museums and Historical Dept.). Stamp on front of photo: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 892" Stamp on back of photo: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." Stamp on back of photo: "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."
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Slide of a railroad building in Boulder City, Nevada, April 10, 1931
Date
1931-04-10
Description
Black and white image of men outside of a railroad building in Boulder City.
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Photograph of a railroad depot in Murray, Utah, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Railroad depot in Murray.
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Photograph of railroad depot with passengers, Las Vegas (Nev.)
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Front of the SP, LA, & SL Railroad Depot in Las Vegas, NV. Unidentified individuals stand in front of the depot, possibly waiting for the next train.
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Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907
Date
1907
Description
Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907
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Railroad track in the mountains: photographic print
Date
1918 (year approximate) to 1974 (year approximate)
Description
From the Jeanne Russell Janish Photograph Collection (PH-00296)
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