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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and Tonopah Goldfield Train, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
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
Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Caption: Yellow Tiger
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906
Date
1906-10-25
Description
Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.
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Photograph of railroad cottages, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1911
Date
1911
Description
Row of railroad cottages in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Photograph is of a Wharton Drug Company postcard. 64 railroad cottages were built between 1909 and 1911 by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for employees of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
Caption: R. R. cottages, Las Vegas, Nev. 1911
Caption: R. R. cottages, Las Vegas, Nev. 1911
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Panoramic photograph of the railroad yards, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1907
Date
1907
Description
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad yards, located within the Las Vegas Valley, opposite Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Clark's Townsite is visible and at right is Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company.
Site Name: Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Train engine and railroad workers: postcard
Date
1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
Train engine and railroad workers in early days of Nevada. The postcard photo is courtesy of the Southern Nevada Museum.
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Dan Bennett oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00110
Abstract
Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.
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Letter from H. T. Yoder to R. T. Walker, May 19, 1918
Date
1918-05-19
Description
Letter regards employment opportunitites.
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Telegram from Leo A. McNamee to A .S. Halsted, July 6, 1922
Date
1922-07-06
Description
Message concerns keeping strikers off railroad property.
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Transcript of interview with Jackie Abell by Robert Stuart, April 03, 1976
Date
1976-04-03
Description
Robert Stuart interviews Jackie Abell (b. 1924) about her experiences growing up in Virginia City, Reno, and Overton, Nevada. She specifically discusses her experiences growing up on a ranch, railroading, above ground atomic testing, flooding, and wild animals.
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