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Department of Transportation. Railroads. Contains correspondence, papers and memos, 1966 March to 1979 December

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 68 (96th Session)

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Department of Transportation. Railroads. Contains correspondence, papers and memos, 1980 February to 1980 November

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 69 (96th Session)

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"Photographic Record of Storm Damage to Main Line and Branches" by the Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Division photograph album, 1938

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's railroad tracks that had been damaged during floods in February and March of 1938 in Southern California and Southern Nevada, including by the Los Angeles Flood of 1938. The photographs primarily depict washed out tracks, damaged bridges, and debris.

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Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company standard four room bunk house west of Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing

Date

1926-12-22
1928-03-17

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The bottom corner states, "Union Pacific System L.A. & S.L.R.R. Standard 4 Room Bunkhouse Located West Of Caliente Plans & Details. Asst. Chief Engineer's Office Los Angeles Calif. Drawn By A.J.R. Traced By A.J.R. Checked By F.W.G. Date. Dec. 22nd' 26. Scales As Shown. Revised March 17, 1928. Drawing No 15659-A".

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Map of Las Vegas showing areas owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, water pipes and other water utilities, circa 1942

Date

1938 to 1946

Description

Map showing downtown Las Vegas and tracts to the west showing water supply lines, wells, springs, and settling basins. Various areas outlined in red and yellow. Scale [ca. 1:7,200] 1 in.=600 feet. Cadastral map. Blueline print. Areas owned by railroad outlined by hand in different colored markers. Library's copy includes hand-written calculations.

Image

Photograph of trucks and railroad tracks at Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image of men with transport trucks coming up from the upper portals at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.

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Meeting minutes from committee considering the question of serving railroad company facilities in Las Vegas, July 8, 1952

Date

1952-07-08

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas General Attorney Calvin Cory determined that the 2.5 CFS from Well No. 1 represents a vested right. Committee discusses drilling another well on the shop grounds to increase production to the point where they can use the 2.5 CFS and protect water rights.

Text

Conveyance of water owned by LVLWC through pipelines owned by Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company (LASLRRC)

Date

1929 to 1951

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Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Las Vegas Land and Water Company (LVLWC) Corporate Documents, Reports, and Accounts

Mixed Content

Hotels and wooden buildings, windmill, railroad water tower, and cattle yard, Ralston, Nevada, undated

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File

Archival Collection

Art Rader Photograph Collection on Nevada Railroads
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Collection Number: PH-00177
Collection Name: Art Rader Photograph Collection on Nevada Railroads
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company (SPLASLC) taxes, 1903-1905

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File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 28

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