From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). Scales are noted on drawing. The bottom corner says, "Heating Plans. Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Co. Hotel and Passenger Station for Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Date 2-25-22. Job 162. Sheet 81."
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System, L.A. & S.L.R.R. Standard Eight Room Reinforced Concrete Bunk House. Locations East Of Caliente. Ass't. Chief Engineers Office Los Angeles. Drawn By F.W.G. Traced By F.W.G. Checked By W.V.L-B. Date June. 1926. Scales As Noted. Revised Jan. 1927. April 1929. Drawing. No. 15634-A-."
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The drawing shows elevations and sections of the bunk house. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System, L.A. & S.L.R.R. Standard Eight Room Reinforced Concrete Bunk House, Locations East Of Caliente. Ass't. Chief Engineers Office, Los Angeles. Drawn By F.W.G. Traced By F.W.G. Checked By W.V.L-B. Date June 1926. Scales As Noted. Revised Jan. 1927. April 1929. Drawing. No. 15634-B-."
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The drawing shows the First and Second Floor Plans. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System L.A. & S.L.R.R. Proposed Changes To Present Frame Depot At Caliente, Nevada. Asst. Chief Engineer's Office, Los Angeles. Scale 1/4" = 1'0." E.C.B. Oct 30 1922. S118-A."
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). Left to right: Gary Carver, Jean Carver Duhme; behind Jean Carver Duhme is her husband R.M. Duhme, Bertie Carver, Roger Berg, Ann Berg, Irene “Rene” Rogers Berg Zaval, Bobby Berg, Kenny Berg, at a gathering in recognition of Rene Zaval’s 25 years of service at Carver’s Station.
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Oral history interview with Willis Clark Evans conducted by Bernard Timberg on February 5, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Evans discusses his father, Native American archaeologist Willis Lyman Evans, his mother, Jessie Dave Evans, his uncle, Henry "Hank" Dave as he recounts his upbringing and family history. He shares memories of family trips around the United States, hunting trips, learning traditional crafts from his father, finding artifacts, and visiting Richard "Chick" Perkins at the Lost City Museum. He also recounts stories about his mother and her Shoshone family, including stories about his uncle's experiences as a ranch worker in Northern Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Jinetta Daniels conducted by Rani Dunn on November 30, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Daniels talks about her upbringing in Mississippi and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by bus in 1962. She continues discussing her work as a maid at the Dunes Hotel, her membership in the Victory Baptist Church, and comments on various church and community leaders in the Westside. She also mentions her concerns about the closure of F Street in 2008 and her hopes for the revitalization of the Westside community.
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Oral history interviews with Edyth Hess Hoban conducted by Jane E. Olive on March 11, 2000 and May 23, 2000 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Hoban discusses her early life in Scotland, South Dakota. She remembers the 1918 Influenza pandemic, her early interest in music, and becoming the band leader for the all-women orchestra, The Sophisticates. Hoban talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942, competing and winning in golf tournaments, and changes in Las Vegas golf courses.
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Oral history interview with Robert B. Griffith conducted by Bernard Timberg on March 06, 1974 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Griffith talks about living in Las Vegas, Nevada since the early 1900s. He describes the recreational activities he would participate in, the Huntridge Theater, desegregation, and the development of hotels and casinos on the Strip.
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