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Noonday Mine front angle, Tecopa Railroad: photograph
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
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
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.
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Nevada Northern Railroad's old No. 40: postcard
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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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