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Photograph of the Union Plaza railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1918

Date

1918

Description

Photograph of the Union Plaza railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1918

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UNLV Libraries Collection on the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00751

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection on the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada (approximately 1900-1989) contains employee rosters, bills of lading, and correspondence related to the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included in the collection are Union Pacific Old Timers Club membership lists and bylaws, as well as correspondence from Clark County Clerk to Walter Bracken congratulating him on the dedication of the new depot in 1940. The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway are also represented in the material.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a railroad train, San Diego, California, 1939

Date

1939

Archival Collection

Description

Transcribed from behind photograph, "Las Vegas and Tonopah no. 27 on San Diego-Arizona and Eastern at San Diego about 1939."

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Slide of railroad machine shops, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1929

Description

Snow-covered railroad machine shops in Las Vegas.

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AAR (Association of American Railroads) 2000. Recommended Railroad Operating Practices for Transportation of Hazardous Materials. Circular No. OT-55-C. Washington. D.C: Association of American Railroads, 2000

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 29

Archival Component

Postcard of a Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad train, Millers (Nev.), 1933

Date

1933

Description

A Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad train takes on water and fuel at Millers, NV, winter, 1933. "The winter of '33 was one of the most severe recorded in central Nevada up to that time. Snow isolated many outlying communities for weeks at a time and temperatures dropped to the -30s. On a number of occasions the trains were marooned in the snow drifts between Millers, Tonopah and Goldfield and had to be dug out by hand."

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Photograph of a crowd at a railroad station in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1905 to 1930

Description

A crowd at a railroad station in Las Vegas. Governor Campbell of Arizona is identified, but is not pinpointed.

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Main railroad shops of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad: photographic print, 1920 March 06

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

John W. Steiger Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00339
Collection Name: John W. Steiger Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of the Caliente Railroad Depot,Caliente, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Exterior of the Mission Revival style Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Caliente, Nevada. The building opened in 1923.

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Blueprint of a passenger station for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, August, 1939

Date

1939-08

Archival Collection

Description

Sheet A-4 of 11 sheets. Job number 150. Passenger station for Union Pacific Railroad Company, Las Vegas, Nevada. Blueprint includes longitudinal and cross sections at north end, and elevations of east front, west (track side), north end, and south end.
Site Name: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Station (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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