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Leaflets for the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Diagrams of Locomotives & Tenders, November 1, 1943

Date
1943-11-01
Description
Leaflets for the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Diagrams of Locomotives & Tenders, November 1, 1943

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Scrapbook of J. Ross Clark, undated

Description
Scrapbook of J. Ross Clark, undated

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Panoramic photograph of a surveyors' camp after a desert windstorm, 1903

Date
1903
Description
Inscription on reverse reads Remains of Maguire's camp on the desert after ( illegible) windstorm. Photograph also available in the Edwards Collection.

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J. Ross Clark Scrapbook

Identifier
MS-00637
Abstract

The J. Ross Clark Scrapbook dates from approximately 1897 to 1972 and consists of newspaper clippings collected by his wife, Miriam Evans Clark. The clippings relate to professional events in the lives of J. Ross Clark and his brother, Senator William A. Clark. A small number of the clippings refer to births, marriages, and deaths in Miriam Evans and J. Ross Clark's families. Also included are documents written by J. Ross Clark's grand-niece, Dorothy Murdock Dunkley, that offer additional information about the Clark and associated families.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of a locomotive train in Las Vegas, circa 1938

Date
1938
Description
Black and white image of a Virginia & Truckee locomotive promoting C.B. DeMille's motion picture, "Union Pacific."

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to Ross W. Smith, June 18, 1903

Date
1903-06-18
Description
In the letter, Bracken discusses the need for a cook, the merits of a Chinese man being hired, and the problems with freighting in and out of Las Vegas.

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Letter from McCartney to Clark, January 16, 1902

Date
1902-01-16
Description
Letter relates a letter from Helen J. Stewart and discusses the possibility of artesian water sources in Las Vegas. It also identifies possible crops that could grow in Las Vegas and gives suggestions for purchasing land in the area.

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, April 27, 1903

Date
1903-04-27
Description
Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, April 27, 1903

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Letter from William McDermott letter to J. Ross Clark, April 9 1903

Date
1903-04-09
Description
Letter from William McDermott letter to J. Ross Clark, April 9 1903

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Photograph of Transfer Hill ruins, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Ruins of mining area with ore deposits, known as Transfer Hill, at Death Valley Junction.

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