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Racetracks and racing files, 1950 to 2009
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Scope and Contents
Materials include news reports, racetrack annual reports, correspondence, and research notes about racetracks from 1950 to 2009 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The materials are comprised of newspaper articles about new racetracks, refurbished racetracks, companies buying or selling racetracks, the economic futures of horse and dog racing, and racing events. The materials also include reports on market research, economic impacts, and feasibility of buying or constructing racetracks in certain localities.
Archival Collection
Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Archival Component
Photograph of chicken house, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
The big chicken house with the laying hens and their guardian, Kelvik, the Norwegian elkhound at Gilcrease Ranch.
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Photograph of Paradise Valley School, Nevada, circa 1916
Date
1915 to 1917
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of children at the Paradise Valley School. The handwritten inscription by Olive Lake-Eglington on the back of the photo reads, "About 1916-Paradise Valley School. Near Wittwer Ranch south of Vegas. My first school. Boarded at McGriff Ranch. Margaret, Irma Potter, Wittwer Twins, Buster [Wilson], dog, George."
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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 70
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph in upper left shows the railyard in downtown Las Vegas, circa 1910s, including the Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company building and other structures. One building says F. I. Kremer, Furniture on its roof. The photograph in the lower left shows Anna Bracken with her dogs on the porch of the Las Vegas Ranch house. The photograph in the lower right shows men with the first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley at the Taylor Ranch.
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