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Letter from W. H. Bancroft to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1905

Date
1905-03-26
Description
Letter deals with the necessity of prompt selling of lots in the Las Vegas townsite.

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Grant of easement, Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Audit No. 5353, June 1, 1954

Date
1954-06-01
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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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Dorothy Thompson oral history interview

OH-01819
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Thompson conducted by Patricia Moore on February 18, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thompson also describes her life as the wife of a railroad worker. She briefly discusses religion, specifically Mormonism.

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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1912-1919

Date
1912 to 1919
Description
View of Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, looking northwest towards the Union Pacific Railroad station. Also seen are Woodard's Garage, the post office and a sign for the Majestic Theater, which opened in 1912.

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Photograph of hopper number 600, Death Valley Junction, California, 1940

Date
1940
Description
A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater hopper no. 600 at Death Valley Junction, California.

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Photograph of a boxcar in Baker, California, 1940

Date
1940
Description
A picture of an abandoned boxcar at Tonopah and Tidewater.

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Photograph of a panoramic view of the railyards and downtown, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

Date
1908
Description
Photograph of a panoramic view of the railyards and downtown, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

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Train yard: photographic print

Date
1989
Description
From the Thomas J. Hickey Photograph Collection (PH-00252) -- Train yard depicting tracks and buildings in Sparks, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Board of Clark County Commissioners, Las Vegas, March 1940

Date
1940-03
Description
A black and white image of the Board of Clark County Commissioners. From left to right, the men present are Esq. District Attorney Roland H. Wiley; Commissioner Harold J. Stocker; Chairman George T. Hanson; County Auditor and Recorder David Farnsworth; Commissioner E. F. Davison; and County Clerk Lloyd S. Payne. 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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Film transparency showing the Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
An image showing an exterior view of the Union Pacific Station. Text on the image reads: "New Union Pacific Station, Las Vegas, Nevada. Gateway to Boulder Dam." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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