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Panoramic photograph of a surveyors' camp after a desert windstorm, 1903
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Los Angeles) to E. E. Calvin (Los Angeles), March 9, 1926
Letter to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company president about the cost of turning the Las Vegas Ranch into a demonstration ranch. The letter makes it very clear that the primary motivation in creating a demonstration ranch is the protection of their water rights.
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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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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to Ross W. Smith, June 18, 1903
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Letter from McCartney to Clark, January 16, 1902
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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, April 27, 1903
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Letter from William McDermott letter to J. Ross Clark, April 9 1903
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Photograph of men at the Las Vegas depot in front of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad No. 12 coach, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905
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Photograph of men seated on Engine No. 4 at Candelaria Depot, Candelaria (Nev.), 1898
Caption: l-r Fred Barnes conductor, Frank Regan brakeman, Abe Church engineer, Johnnie McGillis fireman, Charles Meadows mail clerk
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Photograph of a man setting up a tent in a railroad survey camp, Eldorado Canyon (Nev.), March, 1907
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