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Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection
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The Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection is comprised of sixteen black-and-white photographic reprints and four photographic negatives depicting buildings in Caliente, Nevada which were originally taken between 1900 to 1967 and reproduced in approximately 1999 to 2005.
Archival Collection
Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, August 23, 1910
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Archival Collection
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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, December 14, 1904
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Archival Collection
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Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903
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Letter from T. C. Peck to T. P. Cullen, February 5, 1920
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Caption: Complaint - Southwestern Shipbuilding Co.
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Howard Wasden oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.
Archival Collection
Train engine and railroad workers: postcard
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Lincoln County Museum Photograph Collection
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The Lincoln County Museum Photograph Collection contains photographs of towns, railroads, and mining operations in Lincoln County, Nevada from 1870 to 1953. The photographs primarily depict mines and railroads in Pioche, Caliente, Bullionville, and Panaca from 1900 to 1908 during part of Nevada’s mining boom. The photographs also depict Paiute workers, horse freight teams, geographical landmarks, and students in Lincoln County.
Archival Collection
Letter from R. T. Walker to Pacific Audit & System Corp., March 20, 1918
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Archival Collection
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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, July 11, 1910
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