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Photograph of a damaged train, Nevada, August 15, 1908

Date

1908-08-15

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Bullfrog-Goldfield no. 13, August 15, 1908 after wreck with T&T passenger southbound at Evelyn, California. Inscribed on photo is: "Eng. 13 after the wreck. Aug. 9th -08. T. & T. R.R. F.G.P."

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Photograph of car on a dirt road, Ralston (Nev.), 1906-1918

Date

1906 to 1918

Description

Car is parked on a dirt road in the middle of the desert near Ralston Valley, Nevada. Inscription with photo reads: "Nevada, Railroads. LV & T [1906-1918], grade near Ralston, Nevada. Remains of Ralston Townsite."

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Photograph of mine ruins, Bonnie Clair (Nev.), 1906-1918

Date

1906 to 1918

Description

Mine ruins near Bonnie Claire, Nevada. The building's skeleton stands erect despite most of the walls and windows being gone. A large dirt mound of debris and rocks stretches behind the structure.

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Photograph of dirt area for Silver Lake railroad, Silver Lake (Calif.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Adobe ruins in the desert of Silver Lake, California.

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Photograph of closed road and railroad station ruins, Baker (Calif.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Dirt road in the desert is blocked off by chains. A sign next to the closure reads: "Keep Out Closed Area." Inscription with image says: "Ruins of T&T water tower and station may survive at Soda Springs near Baker, California."

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Photograph of ruined fence, Crucero (Calif.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

A broken fence is partially buried under the sands of the desert. Telephone wires and trees line the background of the image. Inscription reads: "Ruined T&T sand-retaining fence at north side of Crucero, Calif."

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Photograph of hotel remains near railroad, (Calif.), 1906-1928

Date

1906 to 1928

Description

Ruins of Railroad Hotel in the desert outside of Raser(?), California. Debris litters the desert floor and shrubs grow in patches. A car is visible in the distance.

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Photograph of Pacific Coast Borax Company Mill, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1915

Date

1915

Description

Pacific Coast Borax Company mill at Death Valley Junction. This is the south end of the mill, with railroad tracks leading out of the image at the bottom left corner.

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Photograph of mail carrier train, (Nev.), 1926-1940

Date

1926 to 1940

Description

Small train is parked along tracks in the middle of the Nevada desert. Flowers and weeds grow along the tracks, and the side of the railroad car reads: "BAGGAGE U.S. MAIL." Inscription with image says: "Gas-mechanical passenger-baggage-mail car on service T&T RR, 1926-1940."

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank. The white-haired gentlemen standing to his left is former Nevada Governor Vail Pittman. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880[a] – January 29, 1964) was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Pittman moved to Tonopah, Nevada in 1904 and began a successful newspaper publishing career. He met Ida Louise Brewington there and they married in Reno, Nevada on May 20, 1919. He and his wife bought the "Ely Daily Times" in Ely, Nevada and moved there in April of 1920 and began what was to be a very successful business. Elected to the Nevada State Senate, Pittman was in the position from 1925 to 1928. Pittman was elected the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1942. He was a candidate in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in 1944, but was defeated by the incumbent, Pat McCarran. He became governor when Edward P. Carville resigned in 1945. He was elected in 1946 to a term of his own and Pittman served until 1951. He and his wife moved back to Ely and continued operating the "Ely Daily Times" and traveling extensively. He served as a member of the 1960 Democratic National Committee.

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