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Resolution by Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend June 1, 1953 agreement, March 26, 1954

Date

1954-03-26

Archival Collection

Description

Resolution by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend part of their agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company. The June 1, 1953 document stated that one of the conditions by which the agreement could be terminated was if the bonds were not sold by December 31, 1953. This resolution changed this date to May 1, 1954. Link to original agreement located in Relations field.

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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

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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Photograph of mine ruins, Bonnie Clair (Nev.), 1906-1918

Date

1906 to 1918

Description

Mine ruins near Bonnie Claire, Nevada. The building's skeleton stands erect despite most of the walls and windows being gone. A large dirt mound of debris and rocks stretches behind the structure.

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Photograph of various railroad depots, circa 1908

Date

1907 to 1909

Description

SP, LA & SL Union Plaza Depot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional description provided with photograph: "Union Plaza Depot, 1918 ID by Shirley Ferron Swanson, October 25, 1983."

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, October 6, 1950

Date

1950-10-06

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the new contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water, which would likely result in a water rate increase for users.

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Photograph of a train station, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

The view of a Las Vegas train station with a SP, LA & A1 switcher engine (0-6-0) and caboose in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten onto the back of the image: "Original U. P. Depot."

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Agreement regarding the furnishing of water from Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, November 30, 1950

Date

1950-11-30

Archival Collection

Description

Contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water. "C.D. No. 15674-1" written in ink on cover page. Also has stamps "U.P. Audit No. 74531" and "LVL&WCo Audit No. 10567." Law dept. copy, approved by E.E. Bennett October 10, 1950.

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