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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Boulder City (Nev.), 1974

Date
1974-03
Description
Moving the Union Pacific Railroad Depot from Boulder City, Nevada, to Henderson, March 1974.

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Photograph of remains of the Bonnie Claire Mill, Bonnie Claire (Nev.), 1906-1928

Date
1906 to 1928
Description
Remains of Mill in Bonnie Clair, Nevada. Debris litters the desert floor leading up to the abandoned mill.

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Photograph of train station and caboose, (Nev.), 1890-1910

Date
1890 to 1910
Description
Railroad station in a mountainous area of Nevada. The T&T caboose (number 401) is "the only surviving piece of T&T rolling stock."

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Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad car: photographic print

Date
1937 to 1939
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The railroad car says, "TONOPAH & TIDEWATER". It also says, "BAGGAGE U.S. MAIL 99", and "RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY". 

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Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903

Date
1903-03-31
Description
Letter discusses Harry and Hiram Stewart's intention to purchase cattle for their ranch from the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from T. C. Peck to T. P. Cullen, February 5, 1920

Date
1920-02-05
Description
Letter concerns stopping a union representative who is trying to persuade shipworkers to go on strike.
Caption: Complaint - Southwestern Shipbuilding Co.

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Las Vegas Land & Water Company Records from the Las Vegas Valley Water District

Identifier
MS-00912
Abstract

The Las Vegas Land & Water Company Records from the Las Vegas Valley Water District (1918-1989) are primarily comprised of contracts, correspondence, and maps that document the establishment of a water distribution system in Las Vegas, Nevada that would provide water using the state's Colorado River allocation. The records include water main extension agreements, correspondence, and bills of sale for water main construction, as well as articles and correspondence documenting the groundwater shortage in Las Vegas. The collection also includes maps for water distribution systems and pipelines throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

Archival Collection

Photograph of ruins of a train station, Goldfield (Nev.), 1918-1928

Date
1918 to 1928
Description
Abandoned buildings in Goldfield, Nevada are scattered across the desert with mountains in the distance. Inscription reads: "Ruins of LV & T station, Goldfield"

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Letter from Ross W. Smith to J. K. W. Bracken, June 10, 1903

Date
1903-06-10
Description
Letter discusses the need for a new house-keeper and cook at the Las Vegas Ranch. Smith addresses the problems with hiring a woman and suggests hiring a Chinese man.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, August 23, 1910

Date
1910-08-23
Description
Letter concerns Ryan's membership application to the Bureau for the Safe Transpotation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

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