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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1903

Date
1903-03-26
Description
Letter describes Bracken's travels in Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the loss of his stenographer, Clippinger.

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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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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, July 11, 1910

Date
1910-07-11
Description
Letter urges Ryan to consider membership in the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of Explosives.

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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 Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, January 17, 1908

Date
1908-01-28
Description
Bracken wishes to renegotiate his lease on the Las Vegas Ranch if the railroad continues to dump oil into Las Vegas Creek.

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Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection

Identifier
PH-00159
Abstract

The Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection is comprised of sixteen black-and-white photographic reprints and four photographic negatives depicting buildings in Caliente, Nevada which were originally taken between 1900 to 1967 and reproduced in approximately 1999 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Tecopa Railroad, train and station: photograph

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)
Description

Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T at BLW at Tecopa, California. (interchange with Tonopah & Tidewater). Stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."

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Noonday Mine front angle, Tecopa Railroad: photograph

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)
Description

Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T. Noonday Mine, Tecopa, California. Stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."

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Noonday Mine locomotive: photograph

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1932 (year approximate)
Description

Tecopa Railroad (1910-1932) #1 2-6-2T BLW 1909 #34089. Noonday Mine, near Tecopa, Calif. Stamp on back of photo: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."

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Howard Wasden oral history interview

Identifier
OH-01920
Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.

Archival Collection