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Letter from W. E. Smith to C. McLeod, May 30, 1913

Date

1913-05-30

Description

Letter concerns ore billing and stamping.

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Photograph of Tonopah & Tidewater station, Amargosa Valley (Nev.), 1920-1930

Date

1920 to 1930

Description

Former T&T station at Death Valley Junction, shown at its present location in Lathrop Wells, Nevada. Lathrop Wells is now known as Amargosa Valley.

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Tonopah Depot: photographic print

Date

1918 (year uncertain) to 1943 (year uncertain)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.D. Terrell Family. Man on the far right may be Don Terrell. With the mines and mills in Tonopah shut down, the railroad was losing money. The contraption above was constructed to carry passengers on the railroad wheels. The gas tank is visible on the roof of the car.

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Carrie Christensen and Orien Stevens oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00372

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carrie Christensen and Orien “Buster” Stevens conducted by Bernard Timberg on February 04, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Christensen and Stevens discuss segregation in Boulder City, Nevada, their interactions with Native Americans, and the Westside community in Las Vegas, Nevada. They also talk about the Union Pacific Railroad, the influx of migrants and growth of churches during World War II. Stevens describes his experience working on Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) as well as the railroad starting at age fifteen. Christensen discusses her personal life, her religious opinions, and mottos.

Archival Collection

Howard E. Hollingsworth oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00877

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard E. Hollingsworth conducted by Joseph Concannen on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hollingsworth discusses the Mormon Fort, ranches, and the railroad.

Archival Collection

Letter from Clayton V. Smith to C. McLeod, June 19, 1913

Date

1913-06-19

Description

Letter concerns bills and checks for freight shipments.

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Photograph of bunkcar number 508, Death Valley Junction, California, 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Tonopah and Tidewater bunkcar no. 508 at Death Valley Junction, California (originally from Main -Central, car is now in Virginia City, Nevada).

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Letter from W. E. Smith to C. McLeod, June 11 [1913]

Date

1913-06-11

Description

Letter concerns arranging a meeting with Mahoney, and shipment of feed or barley. Letter sent from Potosi Mine.

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, December 14, 1904

Date

1904-12-14

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses the need to pay the deputy sheriff in Las Vegas extra to patrol company property to protect against gang pillaging.

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Letter from Frank R. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 2, 1922

Date

1922-07-02

Archival Collection

Description

Letter gives a report of an assault on a railroad employee by strikers. McNamee suggests railroad guards and officers should be armed.

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