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Photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad crew dismantling the St. Thomas rail spur, Nevada, circa 1938
The Union Pacific Railroad sends a wrecking crew into the St. Thomas area to reclaim several miles of branch line.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Even the Union Pacific Railway hurriedly sends a wrecking crew into the area to reclaim several miles of branch line that would otherwise wind up along the lake bottom."
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Indoor photograph of Siegfried family: photographic print
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Panorama of Candelaria Valley, Nevada: photographic print
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Propaganda art depicting Jesus Christ in mushroom cloud: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The art reads, "L'Atomica: Ultima Croce Dell'uomo. Our nuclear ar preparations are the global crucifixtion of Jesus - Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. Comiso, Venerdí Santo 1983. Centro interconfessionale per la pace - Roma."
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Neil S. McCarthy records, 1912 to 1990
The Neil S. McCarthy records (1912-1990) consist primarily of legal and business documents related to the Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatre Company, the Hughes Tool Company, and film companies owned by Howard Hughes. Materials include employee contracts and agreements; legal documents related to actions filed by or against Hughes and his companies; and general correspondence sent and received by McCarthy in his role as lawyer and advisor to Hughes.
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Dave Washington with Mayor Oscar Goodman: photograph
Color photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Las Vegas Fire Chief David L. Washington, standing next to a Las Vegas Fire Department truck, prior to the start of a parade. Mayor Goodman wears a sash designating him as the Grand Marshall. Handwritten on back in pen, "Mayor Oscar Goodman + David L. Washington, Fire Chief, prior to the start of many parades they attended together."
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Photograph of Lonnie Wright with co-presenters (left to right: Chef Bow Hampton, Warden Hatcher, Board of Regents member Linda Howard, Lonnie, and Chef Jeff Henderson) outside High Desert Prison, circa 2001
Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (second from right) with prison staff. Wright gave a presentation to young offenders in the prison system along with the others in this photograph.
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Children of Clyde Rufus Terrell and Kitty Wheeler Terrell: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.D. Terrell Family. L-R: Clydene Terrell, Don Wheeler Terrell, Starle William Terrell, Solan Chester Terrell, children of Clyde Rufus Terrell and Kitty Wheeler Terrell.
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George Ishmael, long-time southern Nye County resident, and his children: photographic print
The photograph was taken About 1980. From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.K. Miscellaneous. George Ishmael, long-time southern Nye County, Nevada resident, and his children. From left, standing, are Dewey Ishmael and Lynn Ishmael. Sitting are Luella Ishmael Cox, George Ishmael, and Phyllis Ishmael Bell.
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Steam-powered drill rig: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). A steam-powered drill rig that Isaac "Ike" Irwin purchased in Eureka to drill for potash in Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada. The picture is difficult to accurately date but might be circa 1915. Individuals in the photo are not identified.
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