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Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company standard signal maintainers & pumpers house: architectural drawing

Date

1926-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System L.A. & S.L.R.R. Standard Signal Maintainers & Pumpers 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. Nov. 24, 1926. Scales As Noted. Revised. Drawing. No. 15656-A".

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Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company standard signal maintainers & pumpers house: architectural drawing

Date

1926-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System L.A. & S.L.R.R. Standard Signal Maintainers & Pumpers 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. Nov. 24. 1926. Scales As Noted. Revised. Drawing. No. 15656-B".

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Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company standard signal maintainers & pumpers house: architectural drawing

Date

1926-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific System. L.A & S.L.R.R. Standard Signal Maintainers & Pumpers 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. Nov. 24. 1926. Scales As Noted. Revised [not legible]. Drawing. No. 15656-C".

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Frehner, Vivian, 1914-1999

Born in St. Thomas, Nevada on May 6, 1914, Vivian “Viv” Frehner was a lifelong resident of southern Nevada. He worked on the construction of the Hoover Dam before becoming deputy sheriff in Caliente, Nevada in the 1950s. Frehner also worked as a rancher and heavy equipment operator. Viv Frehner died on July 18, 1999.

Source:

Bass, Debra D. “Nevadan Who Loved Horses and Rodeo ‘Viv’ Frehner Dies at Age 85.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 21, 1999.

Person

Photograph of horses racing, Alamo (Nev.), 1935

Date

1935

Description

Group of boys and men ride on horses for a local race, held in Caliente, Nevada. Horse racing was popular in Alamo, Nevada until the late 1950s. From left to right, the individuals and their horses are; Vir Frehner riding Tobe, Paul Stewart riding Rex, Bruce riding Nita, John Richard, Body Hewett riding Slippers, and Dan Potter riding Clara Mell. Written on the back of the photograph, "Winners; Tobe, Nita, Clara Mell. 1935. Alamo- across street from Harvey Frehner House."

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Transcript of interview with Archie Curtis by Laurence R. Biggs, March 7, 1979

Date

1979-03-07

Description

On March 7, 1979, Lawrence R. Biggs, interviewed local sports enthusiast and blackjack dealer, Archie Curtis, (born August, 10, 1941 in Vidalia, Louisiana) at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He relocated to Southern Nevada from Louisiana in 1942. The interview primarily focused on athletics in Nevada, but also covered racial discrimination on the Strip, social and environmental changes, and the local health effects of the early atomic tests. Archie recalls attending the Westside Elementary School, before attending Madison Junior High School in Las Vegas. He describes playing sports for the school teams and playing against schools, such as, the Fifth Street Elementary School, which was located on Las Vegas Boulevard North, and also J.D. Smith Elementary School, which is located in North Las Vegas. He played against schools in Virgin Valley, Moapa and Caliente.

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Hall, Ashley, 1943-

Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas, Nevada as City Manager. He was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. After retiring from local politics, he remained active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the United States Army Reserve Ambassador.

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