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Railroad crossing Eastern Avenue north of Warm Springs Road, looking south-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-18

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Sunset and Warm Springs Roads.

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Photograph of a former Virginia and Truckee locomotive on a publicity tour for the film, Union Pacific, Nevada, 1939

Date

1939

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs

Description

A black and white image of people visiting a former Virginia and Truckee (V&T) locomotive while it was on a publicity tour for the movie, "Union Pacific."

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Letter from McDermott to Clark, March 26, 1903

Date

1903-03-26

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Description

Letter from McDermott to Clark, March 26, 1903

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to Ross W. Smith, June 18, 1903

Date

1903-06-18

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Description

In the letter, Bracken discusses the need for a cook, the merits of a Chinese man being hired, and the problems with freighting in and out of Las Vegas.

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Letter from McCartney to Clark, January 16, 1902

Date

1902-01-16

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Description

Letter relates a letter from Helen J. Stewart and discusses the possibility of artesian water sources in Las Vegas. It also identifies possible crops that could grow in Las Vegas and gives suggestions for purchasing land in the area.

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