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Photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad train at the train station, Las Vegas, 1958
Date
1958
Description
A black and white image of a Union Pacific Railroad train at the train station in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of a former Virginia and Truckee locomotive on a publicity tour for the film, Union Pacific, Nevada, 1939
Date
1939
Description
A black and white image of people visiting a former Virginia and Truckee (V&T) locomotive while it was on a publicity tour for the movie, "Union Pacific."
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Photograph of SD45 locomotives with coal drags heading to California from Las Vegas, circa mid 1960s
Date
1965 to 1968
Description
A black and white image taken from a tower of SD45 locomotives leading a coal drag heading to the Con Edison Plant in California.
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Photograph of a Union Pacific locomotive traveling through a canyon, 1956 to 1957
Date
1956 to 1957
Description
A black and white image of a Union Pacific train traveling through a canyon. The train is labeled "City of Las Vegas" and may be a GMC (General Motors Diesel Division) autotrain that rode between December 18, 1956 to September 15, 1957.
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Film transparency of United States Marshal Claude Williams and his family in front of his office, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Description
A black and white image of U.S. Marshal Claude Williams and his family in front of his office. The words "U.S. Marshall" are spelled out in white rocks in front of the building.
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Film transparency of Deputy Marshall H. J. Williamson and W. M. Cook in Williamsville, Nevada, circa early to mid 1930s
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
A black and white image of Deputy Marshall H. J. Williamson and W.M. Cook standing in front of an information tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency of a hill being leveled for a reservoir, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Description
A black and white image of a hill adjacent to Boulder City being leveled to make room for a reservoir.
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Film transparency of the Salt Lake Railroad Company depot and Pacific Express Company office, Las Vegas, circa 1905
Date
1905
Description
A black and white image of the Salt Lake Railroad Company depot and the Pacific Express Company office.
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Film transparency of snow sheds covering railroad tracks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
1900 to 1950
Description
An undated black and white image of snow sheds covering Central Pacific Railroad tracks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1940
Description
A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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