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Photograph of World War I draftees at train station, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1918

Date
1918
Description
People standing outside of railroad passenger cars. Handwritten description from Dave Coons 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'." Another description given: "1918 Deen leaving for the army, Las Vegas."

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha, Neb.), July 16, 1940

Date
1940-07-16
Description

Table showing gallons and percentage of water used by The Las Vegas Land & Water Co. in Las Vegas, and used and sold by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 1937, 1938, and 1939.

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Photograph of ruins of a train station, Goldfield (Nev.), 1918-1928

Date
1918 to 1928
Description
Abandoned buildings in Goldfield, Nevada are scattered across the desert with mountains in the distance. Inscription reads: "Ruins of LV & T station, Goldfield"

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Photograph of a damaged train, Nevada, August 15, 1908

Date
1908-08-15
Description
A picture of Bullfrog-Goldfield no. 13, August 15, 1908 after wreck with T&T passenger southbound at Evelyn, California. Inscribed on photo is: "Eng. 13 after the wreck. Aug. 9th -08. T. & T. R.R. F.G.P."

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Photograph of bunkcar number 508, Death Valley Junction, California, 1940

Date
1940
Description
A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater bunkcar no. 508 at Death Valley Junction, California (originally from Main -Central, car is now in Virginia City, Nevada).

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Photograph of the Las Vegas train depot, circa 1908

Date
1908
Description
The SP, LA & SL depot in Las Vegas.

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Telegram from C. O. Whittemore to J. Ross Clark, May 15-16, 1905

Date
1905-05-16
Description
Telegram reports Las Vegas townsite sales.

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