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Santa Fe Railroad Depot: photographic print

Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description
The Santa Fe Railroad Depot, located in Searchlight, Nevada.

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Letter from J. G. Scrugham to F. R. McNamee, March 9, 1923

Date
1923-03-09
Description
Letter calls into question expenses for protecting railroad property.

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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

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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.)

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Shipping Ore at Tonopah: photograph

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)
Description
Shipping Ore at Tonopah, NV. Tonopah RR (3) 4-wheel cabooses 11, 9; D & RG 66 2-8-0 (BLW 5098-1880). Three engines in view: Tonopah RR 2-6-0; D & RG 66, unknown diamond stack loco. (ext. right) Stamp on the front of the photo reads: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 896" Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."

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Letter from Leo McNamee to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 29, 1922

Date
1922-07-29
Description
Letter reports how many and where copies of injunction against railroad strikers were posted. Asks for extra deputies.

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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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Letter from R. T. Walker to Pacific Audit & System Corp., March 20, 1918

Date
1918-03-20
Description
Letter describes vacant assayer position and asks if company can make a recommendation.

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Letter from J. T. McWilliams to J. Ross Clark, November 9, 1902

Date
1902-11-09
Description
Letter discusses the Clark's intention to purchase the Las Vegas Ranch for the railroad. McWilliams discusses the necessary measures to get a proper survey of the ranch.

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