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Film transparency of the railroad yard, Las Vegas, 1913
Date
1913
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the railroad yard in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of railroad engine carrying lumber, Lake Tahoe (Nev.), 1880-1920
Date
1880 to 1920
Archival Collection
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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Photograph of Bullion Car, Carson City (Nev.), 1880-1910
Date
1880 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad car sits on tracks. Inscription with photo reads: "Car #13, the famed Bullion Car, which hauled millions in bullion out of the Carson Valley above Genoa V&T Station in Virginia City. It was called the 'Julia Bullett' after the Comstock's most noted lady of the night."
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Photograph of railroad, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Portion of railroad leading to Hoover [Boulder] Dam. Workers can be seen in the background, with wheelbarrows and various materials in the foreground.
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Postcard of the ghost town of Rhyolite (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
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."
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Photograph of the railroad depot, Las Vegas, 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
The depot constructed by the SP, LA & SL R.R. which stood at the west end of Fremont Street. This photo was taken in 1929. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
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Photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad train at the train station, Las Vegas, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a Union Pacific Railroad train at the train station in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of a burned railroad trestle, circa 1910s-1930s
Date
1910 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A burned railroad trestle possibly located at Meadow Valley Wash near Caliente on the Union Pacific Railroad line.
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Photograph of telegraph office, McClellan, Arizona, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The telegraph office in McClellan, Arizona.
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Photograph of telegraph office, McClellan, Arizona, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The telegraph office in McClellan, Arizona. There is an unidentified man on the left, and Clarence Stocker, the shorter man, on the right.
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