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Photograph of the Hotel Jean along railroad tracks, Jean, (Nev.), 1915

Date

1915

Archival Collection

Description

Site Name: Hotel Jean (Jean, Nev.)

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Photograph of a view from Yellow Pine rail ore cars in motion, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a view from Yellow Pine rail ore cars in motion, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1911

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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and Tonopah Goldfield Train, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of Mohawk Mine and Tonopah Goldfield Train, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

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Letter from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Cunningham, August 17, 1928

Date

1928-09-10

Archival Collection

Description

Logandale, Nevada lacked a water system and McNamee thought that if the railroad supplied Bishop Jones with water, others would expect the same.

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Photograph of railroad cottages, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

Description

Row of railroad cottages in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Photograph is of a Wharton Drug Company postcard. 64 railroad cottages were built between 1909 and 1911 by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for employees of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
Caption: R. R. cottages, Las Vegas, Nev. 1911

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Transcript of interview with John Brooks by Jeff Kennedy, February 28, 1979

Date

1979-02-28

Description

Jeff Kennedy interviews gaming industry professional John Brooks (b. 1937) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview Brooks discusses gaming, education, the early above ground atomic blasts, Boulder Dam, and social and environmental changes in Nevada. Brooks also discusses the Old Ranch, economic changes, religion, politics, family life, the Navy, sports, the railroad, Fremont Street and the hotels on the Strip in Las Vegas.

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Jacqueline Abell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00002

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jackie Abell conducted by Robert Stuart on April 03, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Jackie Abell (b. 1924) discusses her experiences growing up in Virginia City, Reno, and Overton, Nevada. She specifically discusses her experiences growing up on a ranch, railroading, above ground atomic testing, flooding, and wild animals.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a panoramic view of the Las Vegas railyards, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of a panoramic view of the Las Vegas railyards, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

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Panoramic photograph of the railroad yards, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1907

Date

1907

Description

San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad yards, located within the Las Vegas Valley, opposite Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Clark's Townsite is visible and at right is Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company.
Site Name: Las Vegas Ice and Manufacturing Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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