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Telegram from A. E. Stoddard (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), March 17, 1953
Date
1953-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of how Las Vegas Land and Water Company ownership of all water production would affect their tax situation and the pros and cons of the railroad being named a public utility.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 5, 1952
Date
1952-11-05
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of what the sale to the Water District will mean for taking water from the shop well and water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Reference to proposal draft is noted below.
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Photograph of SD45 locomotives with coal drags heading to California from Las Vegas, circa mid 1960s
Date
1965 to 1968
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image taken from a tower of SD45 locomotives leading a coal drag heading to the Con Edison Plant in California.
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Photograph of a Union Pacific locomotive traveling through a canyon, 1956 to 1957
Date
1956 to 1957
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a Union Pacific train traveling through a canyon. The train is labeled "City of Las Vegas" and may be a GMC (General Motors Diesel Division) autotrain that rode between December 18, 1956 to September 15, 1957.
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Aerial photograph of the Union Plaza Hotel and railroad tracks, Las Vegas, September 1973
Date
1973-09
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white aerial view looking south upon the Union Plaza Hotel and railroad tracks.
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Photograph of Union Pacific streamliner, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Union Pacific streamliner brought to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam site with special a train via Six Companies Inc. This corporation was formed through six different companies in order to build the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of railroad cars transporting materials to Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of railroad cars transporting structures to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Film transparency of a locomotive inside a 30 foot diameter pipe, Hoover Dam, March 14, 1934
Date
1934-03-14
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of a locomotive inside a 30 foot diameter pipe, Babcock & Wilcox warehouse.
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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes Aircraft plant in Tucson, Arizona, during construction, 1951.
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Photograph of a Crosby DeMoss mural, circa 1930s to 1960s
Date
1930 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Painting of railroad construction and Las Vegas auction. Depiction of locomotive in foreground is inaccurate for 1905 scene. Crosby DeMoss murals (WPA Art Project). Inscribed at top of photo: "To Fred Wilson. Sincerely, Crosby DeMoss."
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