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Letter from W. R. Alberger to W. W. Cahill, August 30, 1910
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Telegram from W. H. Comstock to E. E. Calvin, A. S. Halsted and C. P. Smith, July 11, 1922
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A portion of the upper Las Vegas Wash flood control channel can be seen between the railroad tracks and I-15, looking north-northeast, in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.
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Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922
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Transcript of interview with Earl A. Evans by Lance Malone, March 15, 1981
On March 15, 1981 Lance Malone interviewed Sears Roebuck Division Manager, Earl A. Evans, Jr., (born March 3rd, 1935 in Alhambra, California) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Nevada and Mr. Evans’s life. During the interview, Mr. Evans discusses education, sports, employment, the weather and the railroad in Las Vegas. He also discusses transportation, recreation, community involvement, raising a family in Las Vegas, the development of Fremont and the Strip, and religious activities. Mr. Evans served as a Bishop for the LDS Church in Las Vegas and in regards to education, he served on the Clark County School Board.
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J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection
The J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-1920) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and some corresponding negatives. Images depict J. Ross Clark, his wife Miriam Evans Clark, their grandson James Ross Clark II, and several unidentified individuals.
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A railroad crossing Eastern Avenue north of Warm Springs Road is flanked by a single family neighborhood on one side and commercial development on the other, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Sunset and Warm Springs Roads.
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Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903
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Letter from T. C. Peck to T. P. Cullen, February 5, 1920
Caption: Complaint - Southwestern Shipbuilding Co.
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Jeff McColl Sr. oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jeff McColl Sr. conducted by Dennis L. Weigang on March 09, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McColl discusses his early life moving back and forth between California, Nevada, and Texas before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925. McColl also discusses his work as a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, life in Las Vegas during the late 1920s and 1930s, and industrial and urban growth in Las Vegas.
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