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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.
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Black History Week invitations from the City of Las Vegas
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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"Photographic Record of Storm Damage to Main Line and Branches" by the Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Division photograph album, 1938
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Scope and Contents
Materials depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's railroad tracks that had been damaged during floods in February and March of 1938 in Southern California and Southern Nevada, including by the Los Angeles Flood of 1938. The photographs primarily depict washed out tracks, damaged bridges, and debris.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas.
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Photograph of Lake Mead submerging the town of St. Thomas, June 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
An adobe home in St. Thomas surrounded by water.
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Photograph of a sleeping shed and reservoir in Corn Creek, Nevada, circa 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Reservoir and sleeping sled in Corn Creek, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Resevoir (sic) and sleeping shed"
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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.
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View of Boulder City: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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