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David Bedford Photograph Collection (PH-00196)

Abstract

The David Bedford Photograph Collection (approximately 1980-1984) is comprised of twenty color photographic prints that depict the Las Vegas, Nevada Ice House, which was constructed to aid transportation of perishable goods for the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.

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Date

1980 to 1984

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 hanging file)
0.04 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The David Bedford Photograph Collection (approximately 1980-1984) is comprised of twenty color photographic prints that depict the Las Vegas, Nevada Ice House, which was constructed to aid transportation of perishable goods for the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was a rail company, established in 1916, that operated a railway between Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California and passed through Las Vegas, Nevada. An ice plant ("Ice House") was constructed in Las Vegas, Nevada, along the railway to keep perishable foods cold and operated until 1983. The building was located at 650 South Main Street and was demolished in 1988.

Source:

Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California. 2nd ed. Vol. I. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1990.

Preferred Citation

David Bedford Photograph Collection, approximately 1980-1984. PH-00196. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by David Bedford in July 1984; accession number 1984-091.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of a backlog elimination project, Joseph Puentes created the finding aid and entered the

data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00196

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