Abstract
The Dorothy Ray Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada, approximately 1900-1946, depicts infrastructure in Caliente, Nevada in the early to mid-twentieth century. The collection also contains images of a flash flood that occurred in 1905 in Carp, Nevada and Stine, Nevada that washed away roads and railroad tracks. This collection provides historical documentation about early to mid-century Caliente, Nevada.
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The Dorothy Ray Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada, approximately 1900-1946, depicts infrastructure in Caliente, Nevada in the early to mid-twentieth century. The collection also contains images of a flash flood that occurred in 1905 in Carp, Nevada and Stine, Nevada that washed away roads and railroad tracks. This collection provides historical documentation about early to mid-century Caliente, Nevada.
The items described include photographic prints and negatives; some of the prints have corresponding negatives which are not listed separately. Items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. Images listed specifically as negatives exist only in that format.
Access Note
The collection is open for research. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are 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.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order. Many of the photographic prints have corresponding negatives. Negatives have been housed separately and can be found in box 10.
Biographical / Historical Note
The area known as present day Caliente, Nevada was established by two escaped slaves from Arkansas in the early 1860s. In 1901 a railroad track was built through the Culverwell Ranch. Building the track did not come without a dispute. The Union Pacific and San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad fought for the only strip of land in the area where a railroad track could be easily built. In the end the Union Pacific gained control over the track. With the railroad running through the area, the town of Caliente, named for the hot springs in a nearby mountain, was established in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Preferred Citation
Dorothy Ray Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada, approximately 1900-1946. PH-00161. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in March 20, 1983 by Dorothy Ray; accession number 83-15.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Maryse Lundering-Timpano wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.