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First floor and basement plans for Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hotel and passenger station in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The drawing shows the First Floor and Basement Plans. The bottom corner says "Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Hotel & Passenger Station At Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance BLDG., Los Angeles. Cal. Drawn L.W.F. Checked. Traced L.W.F. Date 2-25-22. Scale 1/8" = 1'0". Job 162. Sheet 1. Revised 2-28-22. 5-4-22."
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Roof and second floor plans for Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hotel and passenger station in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The drawing shows the roof and second floor plans. Scales are noted on drawing. The bottom corner says "Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Hotel & Passenger Station At Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Drawn R.D.M. Checked S.S.S. Traced R.D.M. Date 2-25-22. Scale 1/8" = 1'0". Job 162. Sheet 2. Revised 3-31-22. 4-25-22. 5-4-22."
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Patricia Becker Scrapbooks
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The Patricia Becker Scrapbooks reflect the professional activities of "Patty" Becker from 1976 to 2013. Materials include photographs, awards, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting Patricia Becker's career. Included are articles related to her appointment as the Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute in 2005 as well as a Harrah's Senior Executive Organization Chart from 1984 to 1993.
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (2016-2020) are comprised of digital photographs captured as part of the Special Collections and Archives Building Las Vegas project. Digital photographs shot in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, include color images of street scenes, neighborhoods, developments, land use, housing, flood control, parks, traffic patterns, and parts of the tourism corridor including casinos and hotels.
Archival Collection
Larven Mason Photograph Collection
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The Larven Mason Photograph Collection (approximately 1930 to 1939) consists of photographic negatives with corresponding black-and-white photographic prints, as well as additional black-and-white photographic prints. The images depict the mining equipment, personnel, operations, and housing for the Blue Diamond Corporation mine in Blue Diamond, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Ray Photograph Collection on Southern 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.
Archival Collection
Fanny's Dress Shop Photographs
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The Fanny’s Dress Shop Photographs (1930-1982) show one of Las Vegas’ premier women’s clothing stores. The collection includes images of Fanny Soss’ shop on Fremont Street, her store in the Flamingo Hotel, and Helldorado parades. Images include shop window displays.
Archival Collection
Russ Morgan Music Manuscripts
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The Russ Morgan Music Manuscripts (approximately 1950-1967) are comprised of manuscript arrangements used by the Russ Morgan Band for live concert, radio, and television performances. The collection includes handwritten scores and parts for popular music.
Archival Collection
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
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The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records (1905-1977) contain correspondence, purchase requisitions, bills of lading, freight reports, and waybills. Also included are a ledger book, a rubber stamp, and a booklet, "Diagrams of Locomotives and Tenders." Incorporated in 1904, the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad operated for 35 years, connecting Ludlow, California with Beatty, Nevada by way of Death Valley on the Santa Fe Railroad main line. The records are concentrated on the later years of the railroad from 1930 to 1940.
Archival Collection
Frank Williams Papers on Early Nevada
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The Frank Williams Papers on Early Nevada (1892-1946) consists of manuscripts written for the most part by Frank Williams, an early resident of Southern Nevada. The collection includes Williams' autobiography as well as histories of Goodsprings, Potosi Mine, Mesquite Valley, and the Yellow Pine Mining districts. Finally, this collection contains reports and material reflecting Frank Williams' two terms as University Regent (1909-1912 and 1923-1942) at the University of Nevada, Reno, and his four terms in the Nevada State Assembly.
Archival Collection