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Postcard of the Las Vegas Depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Wilson Drug Company postcard.
Caption: The Depot, Last Vegas, Nevada; Las Vegas Railroad Depot; Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Las Vegas, Nevada
Site Name: Las Vegas Depot (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Agreement for the delivery of water and power to be sold in Las Vegas, March 22, 1921

Date

1921-06-21

Archival Collection

Description

Agreement for the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to deliver water and power for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to sell in Las Vegas.

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Slide of an aerial view of an unidentified city, Ohio, circa 1980-1990s

Date

1985 to 1995

Description

An aerial view of a unnamed city in Ohio by a river and a railroad yard.

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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, August 18, 1931

Date

1931-08-18

Archival Collection

Description

Letter refers to Las Vegas Land and Water Company map, referenced below, showing proposed earthen dam near the Old Mormon Fort. Letter includes estimated construction costs. Mr. Adamson, Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, advised against the spending of company money on the project.

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Letter from Frank R. McNameer to A. S. Halsted, March 1, 1923

Date

1923-03-01

Archival Collection

Description

Relays another letter from Nevada Governor J.G. Scrugham regarding supplies furnished to state police by the railroad.

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Photograph of the Union Pacific Depot, Las Vegas, circa 1920s.

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

The front of the Union Pacific Depot (formerly the San Pedro, Las Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad).

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Letter from W. R. Rouse (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, December 18, 1951

Date

1951-12-18

Archival Collection

Description

Suggestions that the Railroad should develop its own water so that it will not be subject to rationing as experienced by other water districts. Dividing the water production from all other assets of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company may be the best option for the Railroad to protect its water rights.

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Photograph of train tracks, Lincoln County (Nev.), circa 1907

Date

1906 to 1908

Description

Railroad tracks lead off into the curves of a mountain. Picture taken off the back of a train route to Pioche.

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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to J. Ross Clark, October 17, 1906

Date

1906-10-17

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the financial aspects of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company in relation to the Railroad.

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Photograph of "City of Las Vegas" Aerotrain, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 1956

Date

1956-12

Description

Black and white photograph of the Aerotrain named "City of Las Vegas" arriving on its inaugural run from Los Angeles.

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