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Henry Schutte oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01648

Abstract

Oral history interview with Henry Schutte conducted by an unknown collector on an unknown date in approximately the 1980s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Schutte discusses working on trains since childhood and explains the type of maintenance he performed. Schutte then describes his career at the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO).

Archival Collection

Photograph of railroad, Hoover Dam, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Portion of railroad leading to Hoover [Boulder] Dam. Workers can be seen in the background, with wheelbarrows and various materials in the foreground.

Image

Photograph of a boxcar in Baker, California, 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of an abandoned boxcar at Tonopah and Tidewater.

Image

Photograph of a train at a depot, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Train and depot.

Image

Photograph of a railroad station, Barstow, California, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A railroad station in Barstow, California.

Image

Slide of Las Vegas, 1913

Date

1913

Description

Black and image image of Las Vegas. A train is visible in the foreground.

Image

Railroad by the Colorado River: photographic print

Date

1932

Description

Six Companies gravel pit railroad near the Colorado River.

Image

Memo about water usage in 1935 in Las Vegas, March 24, 1938

Date

1938-03-24

Archival Collection

Description

Paper from notepad listing the number of gallons of water used in 1935 by the water company and the railroad. Information is provided by Johnson, Office Engineer. Typed telephone message from Mr. Johnson, Office Engineer.

Text

Postcard of the ghost town of Rhyolite (Nev.), 1934-1952

Date

1934 to 1952

Description

The postcard shows a car that looks like it was abandoned with a casino in the background. The postcard reads, "130,000 Dollar Railroad Station-without a railroad, at the famous ghost town of Rhyolite."

Image

Photograph of railroad engine carrying lumber, Lake Tahoe (Nev.), 1880-1920

Date

1880 to 1920

Description

Large locomotive engine sits behind a chain-link fence. Inscription with photo reads: "Glenbrook #1 engine gained fame hauling lumber from the sawmills at Lake Tahoe to the divide at Spooner Summit where it was flumed down and timber the mines at Virginia City."

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