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Train engine and railroad workers: postcard

Date

1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Train engine and railroad workers in early days of Nevada. The postcard photo is courtesy of the Southern Nevada Museum.

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Dan Bennett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00110

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.

Archival Collection

Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903

Date

1903-03-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter describes the behavior of Kiel Ranch operator, George Lattemore, in selling wine and whiskey to settlers in Las Vegas. McDermott complains that Lattemore is selling wine to his Indian employees.

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Santa Fe Railroad Depot: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

The Santa Fe Railroad Depot, located in Searchlight, Nevada.

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Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and connecting railroads, 1888

Date

1882

Description

Scale 1:3,800,000. 1 in. to 60 miles (W 126°--W 86°/N 48°--N 30°) ; 1 map : col. ; 57 x 85 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. ; "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1882 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." ; Rufus Adams

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Sarann Knight Preddy, Elizabeth Warren, and Woodrow Wilson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01951

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sarann Knight Preddy, Elizabeth Warren, and Woodrow Wilson conducted by Porter Troutman on July 19, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this forum, Knight, Warren, and Wilson discuss the history of West Las Vegas, Nevada. Knight recalls arriving to Las Vegas in 1942 and describes the African American experience at that time. She talks about being the first woman of color to receive a gaming license, dealing cards, and the city ordinance which banned African American dealers. Wilson remembers the living conditions before federal housing and race restrictive covenants in housing. Then, Warren talks about the city's early years, the history of discrimination against African Americans in the city, and the significance of the railroad in Las Vegas. The group answers questions asked by audience members throughout the duration of the forum.

Archival Collection

Letter from E. E. Calvin to N. A. Williams, October 17, 1922

Date

1922-10-17

Archival Collection

Description

Relays another letter from railroad President, Carl R. Gray, regarding the purchase of two automobiles for company use.

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Letter from A. S. Halsted to N. A. Williams, October 26, 1922

Date

1922-10-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter concerns purchase of automobiles for use by the governor and state police of Nevada.

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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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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 23, 1925

Date

1925-04-23

Archival Collection

Description

Letter concerns handling of paychecks to railroad employees.

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