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From the valley of the Mud Lakes to the Pacific Ocean
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Postcard of a Union Pacific Railroad train, during Hoover Dam construction, late 1920s - early 1930s
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Group of unidentified people at a Union Pacific Railroad at unknown location: photographic print
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 5, 1952
Discussion of what the sale to the Water District will mean for taking water from the shop well and water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Reference to proposal draft is noted below.
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Letter from Perry J. Lynch (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, August 6, 1952
Discussion of the issues surrounding Union Pacific Railroad Company selling water to the Pacific Fruit Company
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, June 5, 1931
The company could possibly see tax benefits from transfering the pipeline serving the industrial district to another district. Letter has a date stamp from the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad.
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Telegram from A. E. Stoddard (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), March 17, 1953
Discussion of how Las Vegas Land and Water Company ownership of all water production would affect their tax situation and the pros and cons of the railroad being named a public utility.
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Henry Schutte oral history interview
Oral history interview with Henry Schutte conducted by an unknown collector on an unknown date in approximately the 1980s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Schutte discusses working on trains since childhood and explains the type of maintenance he performed. Schutte then describes his career at the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO).
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Photograph of the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
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Photograph of the Union Plaza a month after opening (Las Vegas), 1971
View of the newly completed Union Plaza. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Aerial view of the completed Union Plaza Hotel & Casino. The Las Vegas freeway and Union Pacific Railroad in the background. Aug. 3, 1971." Stamped on original: "Union Pacific Photo Division - Public Relations. 5480 Ferguson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90022. Aug 3 1971"
Site Name: Union Plaza
Address: 1 South Main Street
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