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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1903

Date
1903-03-26
Description
Letter describes Bracken's travels in Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the loss of his stenographer, Clippinger.

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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1956

Date
1956
Description

Parade on Fremont Street showing views of the façades of the Pioneer Club, California Club and others. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of a woman drawing in front of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), mid-1950s

Date
1953 to 1957
Description

View of the front of the Sands, including its sign and front parking area, in the mid-1950s. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Goldfield Engine House, Nevada, October 10, 1911

Date
1911-10-10
Description
Transcribed from behind photograph, "Las Vegas & Tonopah no. 4 at Goldfield Engine House after explosion October 10, 1911."

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Photograph of Goldfield Engine House, Nevada, October 10, 1911

Date
1911-10-10
Description
Transcribed from behind photograph, "Las Vegas & Tonopah no. 4 at Goldfield Engine House after explosion October 10, 1911."

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Letter from C. O. Whittemore to J. Ross Clark, April 8, 1904

Date
1904-04-08
Description
In letter, Whittemore requests that Clark visits him at the Las Vegas Ranch to discuss the plans for Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Jackie Abell by Robert Stuart, April 03, 1976

Date
1976-04-03
Description
Robert Stuart interviews Jackie Abell (b. 1924) about her experiences growing up in Virginia City, Reno, and Overton, Nevada. She specifically discusses her experiences growing up on a ranch, railroading, above ground atomic testing, flooding, and wild animals.

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Grant of easement, Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Audit No. 5352, June 1, 1954

Date
1954-06-01
Description

Granting of an easement by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Las Vegas Valley Water District for the purpose of maintaining the water supply facilities. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940

Date
1940-02-27
Description
A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. 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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Union Pacific Railroad Company

A major American freight-hauling railroad founded in 1862. It absorbed the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1921, establishing Las Vegas as a key division point and shaping the city’s early economic and community development.

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