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Postcard of a Union Pacific Railroad train, during Hoover Dam construction, late 1920s - early 1930s

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Creator

Creator: Oakes Photo

Date

1925 to 1935

Description

A Union Pacific Railroad train as a part of the construction for Hoover Dam. The front of the card reads: "First train in railroad pass, Boulder Dam Project, Oakes." Description given with postcard: "SP, LA & SL (UPRR) locomotive 6082 in Railroad Pass. Maybe spreading ballast on track."

Digital ID

pho016352

Physical Identifier

0014_0239
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Citation

pho016352. Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection. PH-00014. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kh0f250.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

3293 x 2166 pixels
5.49 x 3.61 inches
21,398,794 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff