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Letter from Roy A. Wehe (San Francisco) to Edward C. Renwick (Los Angeles), November 23, 1951
If the Union Pacific should divest itself of water production to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Wehe describes what the operation of the company should look like. Letter has several date stamps, including one from E. E. Bennett and one from the Union Pacific Railroad Law Department.
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Sarann Knight Preddy, Elizabeth Warren, and Woodrow Wilson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Sarann Knight Preddy, Elizabeth Warren, and Woodrow Wilson conducted by Porter Troutman on July 19, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this forum, Knight, Warren, and Wilson discuss the history of West Las Vegas, Nevada. Knight recalls arriving to Las Vegas in 1942 and describes the African American experience at that time. She talks about being the first woman of color to receive a gaming license, dealing cards, and the city ordinance which banned African American dealers. Wilson remembers the living conditions before federal housing and race restrictive covenants in housing. Then, Warren talks about the city's early years, the history of discrimination against African Americans in the city, and the significance of the railroad in Las Vegas. The group answers questions asked by audience members throughout the duration of the forum.
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Wilma Noyes oral history interview
Oral history interview with Wilma Noyes conducted by Claytee D. White on April 11, 2007 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Noyes discusses her personal history and life in Las Vegas, Nevada from the 1920s onward. She describes moving to Las Vegas with her family in 1921 after her father got a job working for Union Pacific Railroad Company. Noyes explains how the railroad provided housing to its workers and what life was like in that housing. Noyes discusses attending the first schools in Las Vegas, one of them having had Maude Frazier as its principal. Noyes then describes what young people did for entertainment in Las Vegas, including dancing and going to movie theaters. Lastly, she discusses the history of the casinos and how the city has changed.
Archival Collection
People gathered on railroad tracks: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352).
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View of some fields and some railroad tracks: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). In the distance of the picture we see some people, cars, and an American Flag.
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People gathered on the roadside near railroad tracks: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Photo is out out focus.
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Photograph of Combination Mine, Goldfield (Nev.),early 1900s
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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and Tonopah Goldfield Train, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of a train passing the Yellow Tiger Mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
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People outdoors near railroad tracks with tents and signs: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The tents have signs and posters on them. There is an "[Information?] poster on the tent that has some papers attached to it. Below it, there is a poster that says, "CHRISTIAN CHURCHES SPEAK".
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