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Photograph of people on mine cart, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1910

Date
1910
Description
Four people stand and sit on a mine cart. Caption with image reads: "Joyriding, Death Valley Junction, 1910"

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Photograph of train passing through town, Ludlow (Calif.), 1910

Date
1910
Description
View of Ludlow, California as a train passes through, 1910. The village is small with all buildings visible from this vantage point.

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Photograph of steel tunnel construction, Henderson (Nev.), January 9, 1942

Date
1942-01-09
Description
View looking east, showing reinforced steel for floor slab of electrical distribution tunnel.

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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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Photograph of Pacific Coast Borax Company building, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1920s

Date
1920 to 1929
Description
Pacific Coast Borax Company building and water tower in Death Valley Junction, California.

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Photograph of desert, Tecopa (Calif.), 1907-1918

Date
1907 to 1918
Description

Desert landscape with hills and valleys; dirt in piles suggests this area was under construction. Inscription reads: "T&T grade at Tecopa end of famous Amargosa River Canyon."

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Photograph of repainted box car, Baker (Calif.), 1906-1920

Date
1906 to 1920
Description
Boxcar #32474 sits in the desert with "Tonopah &Tidewater Company" logo. Inscription with image reads: "Former Delaware & Lackawana boxcar repainted in T&T colors at Baker, California."

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Photograph of hotel remains near railroad, (Calif.), 1906-1928

Date
1906 to 1928
Description
Ruins of Railroad Hotel in the desert outside of Raser(?), California. Debris litters the desert floor and shrubs grow in patches. A car is visible in the distance.

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Photograph of factory, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1928

Date
1928
Description
Large structure sits in the desert at Death Valley Junction. Inscription reads: "West side of plant, Death Valley Junction, 1928."

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Photograph of Amargosa Hotel, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1920-1935

Date
1920 to 1935
Description
Amargosa Hotel in Death Valley Junction, California. The sign above the entryway says that the hotel features a dining room and a coffee shop. Gentlemen sit and stand outside together under the shade.

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