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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. R. Armstrong, August 18, 1928
Date
1928-12-01
Description
Knickerbocker (Union Pacific Railroad) approved of providing Earl with a limited amount of water for an emergency situation.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1940
Date
1939 to 1941
Description
Aerial view of depot yards, roundhouse, and shops in the growing city of Las Vegas.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), August 5, 1935
Date
1935-08-05
Description
By virtue of having used it for decades, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company acquired the right to the water it used on the Las Vegas Ranch, independent of any deed.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), March 6, 1929
Date
1929-03-07
Description
Knickerbocker was asking Bracken to investigate the Winterwood property as the president of the Railroad company was interested in properties that they had not yet managed to acquire.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
An aerial view of Las Vegas, with houses and railroad tracks visible.
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Coded telegram from E. E. Calvin to A. S. Halsted, August 14, 1922
Date
1922-08-14
Description
Telegrams discuss the plan to get supplies into Las Vegas for the railroad. Correspondence between E.E. Calvin, W.H. Comstock, and A.S. Halsted.
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Photograph of World War I draftees leaving Las Vegas, Nevada, 1918
Date
1918
Description
People outside of railroad passenger cars. Handwritten description given with photograph: "SP, LA & SL station [street side] with draftees WWI Las Vegas. Sequence of farewell scenes with views of cars. At least one car still lettered 'Salt Lake'."
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Photograph of World War I draftees leaving Las Vegas, Nevada, 1918
Date
1918
Description
People outside of railroad passenger cars. Handwritten description given with photograph: "SP, LA & SL station [street side] with draftees WWI Las Vegas. Sequence of farewell scenes with views of cars. At least one car still lettered 'Salt Lake'."
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Telegram from an unknown sender to E. E. Calvin, August 13, 1922
Date
1922-08-13
Description
Letter handwritten on telegram form informing Calvin of railroad workers strike situation in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Walter R. Bracken, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1939 to 1941
Description
A black and white portrait of Walter R. Bracken, Special Representative for the President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Las Vegas. 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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