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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad President William Martin Jeffers, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of the Union Pacific Railroad President, William Martin Jeffers. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad General Manager William H. Guild, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of the General Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad, William H. Guild. Mr. Guild was general manager specifically of the south-central district of Salt Lake City, Utah. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Film transparency of the Bottle House, Rhyolite, Nevada, early to mid 1900s
Date
1906 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of the Bottle House built by Tom Kelly in 1906.
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Photograph of SD45 locomotives with coal drags heading to California from Las Vegas, circa mid 1960s
Date
1965 to 1968
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image taken from a tower of SD45 locomotives leading a coal drag heading to the Con Edison Plant in California.
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Film transparency of Deputy Marshall H. J. Williamson and W. M. Cook in Williamsville, Nevada, circa early to mid 1930s
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Deputy Marshall H. J. Williamson and W.M. Cook standing in front of an information tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of Union Pacific Depot Park on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Union Pacific Depot Park in downtown Las Vegas. The area was bustling with cars and people.
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Photograph of passengers inside the coach on the first train into Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image showing a conductor and passengers inside the coach on the first train into Boulder City.
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Photograph of people standing at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier that has rattlesnakes hanging from it, Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of men and women at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier. The sign has rattlesnakes draped over it.
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Photograph of a group of men in a boat on the Colorado River, circa 1931
Date
1929 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a group of men in a boat on the Colorado River.
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