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Preliminary Review of Ground Water Resources of Railroad, White River, Spring and Pahranaget Valleys, Nevada, plates, 1989
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
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Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 58
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 58
Archival Component
Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Russell, Andrew B., "FBI Records and the Mysterious Mass Firings of Nikkei Mine and Railroad Workers" paper, 2000 May
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Sue Fawn Chung Collection on Asians in Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00332
Collection Name: Sue Fawn Chung Collection on Asians in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 05
Collection Name: Sue Fawn Chung Collection on Asians in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
Fremont Street, permanent buildings, and the Union Pacific Railroad depot, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1930-1933
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00103
Collection Name: Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Structural and Stratigraphic Investigations and Petroleum Potential of Nevada, with Special Emphasis South of the Railroad Valley Producing Trend, 1994
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
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Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 06
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component
Cement plant water tanks and railroad freight cars at the Hoover Dam construction site, 1934 April 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23
Archival Component
Downstream face of the dam as a railroad boxcar is lowered by cables at the Hoover Dam construction site, approximately 1933-1935
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 26
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 26
Archival Component
Some of the school teachers and railroad men at Wilson Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, 1921 September
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Item
Archival Collection
John W. Steiger Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00339
Collection Name: John W. Steiger Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Collection Name: John W. Steiger Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Aerial view of Hoover Dam construction, courtesy of Union Pacific Railroad: photographic print, approximately 1935 to 1936
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00013
Collection Name: James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Collection Name: James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Archival Component
Six Companies railroad grade below Cape Horn, Black Canyon: photographic print, 1931 August 09
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component