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Transcript of interview with John F. Cahlan by Radmila Radovich, February 27, 1980

Date

1980-02-27

Description

John Cahlan (1902-1988) is interviewed by Radmila Radovich about the beginning of Las Vegas, including the role of the Union Pacific Railroad and its need for water. Cahlan discusses the changes in Las Vegas over time, including the evolution of the Western Air Express station to Nellis Air Force Base, as well as his concerns for the future of Las Vegas.

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Supplemental agreement (blanks filled in) between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and partner companies and the Las Vegas Water District, C. L. D. No. 11342-1, 1954

Date

1954-03-16

Archival Collection

Description

The purchase contract for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company allows for the contract to be annulled if its bonds are not sold by December 31, 1953. This contract rescinds that deadline, allowing as much time as needed for the sale of the bonds. Agreement that all parties will ignore the provision that any party can terminate the agreement if the bonds do not sell by May 1, 1954.

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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Boulder City (Nev.), 1974

Date

1974-03

Description

Moving the Union Pacific Railroad Depot from Boulder City, Nevada, to Henderson, March 1974.

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Letter to C. McLeod, May 15, 1913

Date

1913-05-15

Description

Letter to C. McLeod on Potosi Mine stationery; bottom half of page is missing. Author unknown; Probably written by W.E. Smith or Clayton V. Smith.

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Letter from J. G. Scrugham to F. R. McNamee, March 2, 1923

Date

1923-03-02

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from J. G. Scrugham to F. R. McNamee, March 2, 1923

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Letter from W. E. Smith to C. McLeod, June 10, 1913

Date

1913-06-10

Description

Letter concerns instructions for ore billing.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922

Date

1922-07-08

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922

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Photograph of remains of the Bonnie Claire Mill, Bonnie Claire (Nev.), 1906-1928

Date

1906 to 1928

Description

Remains of Mill in Bonnie Clair, Nevada. Debris litters the desert floor leading up to the abandoned mill.

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Photograph of train station and caboose, (Nev.), 1890-1910

Date

1890 to 1910

Description

Railroad station in a mountainous area of Nevada. The T&T caboose (number 401) is "the only surviving piece of T&T rolling stock."

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Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad car: photographic print

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The railroad car says, "TONOPAH & TIDEWATER". It also says, "BAGGAGE U.S. MAIL 99", and "RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY". 

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