Abstract
The Union Pacific Railroad Photographs depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's tracks, depots, locomotives, and stations in Southern Nevada and Southern California from 1904 to 1973. The photographs primarily depict Union Pacific officials in Las Vegas, Nevada, construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, and the aftermath of flooding in 1938 that damaged Union Pacific tracks.
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The Union Pacific Railroad Photographs depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's tracks, depots, locomotives, and stations in Southern Nevada and Southern California from 1904 to 1973. The photographs primarily depict Union Pacific officials in Las Vegas, Nevada, construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, and the aftermath of flooding in 1938 that damaged Union Pacific tracks.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Permission of the Union Pacific Railroad Company is required for publishing.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged into four series:
Series I. Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1904-1973;
Series II. Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935;
Series III. Las Vegas, Nevada hotel and casino photographs, 1940-1959;
Series IV. "Photographic Record of Storm Damage to Main Line and Branches" by the Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Division photograph album.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Union Pacific Railroad Company helped build the first transcontinental railroad in North America, which it completed when it met the Central Pacific Railroad line at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869. The company was incorporated in 1862 and commissioned to construct railroads from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the Union Pacific owned tracks throughout the Western United States, including Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah.
Preferred Citation
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs, 1904-1973. PH-00043. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1984 by the Union Pacific Railroad Company Public Relations Department; accession number 1984-069.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.