'Philadelphia. Published by Charles Desilver ... 1859.' Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by Charles Desilver in the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.' 'Engraved by J.L. Hazzard & E. Yeager.' Includes notes and insets titled 'Gold region of California' and 'District of Columbia.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Also shows battle fields and proposed western railroad routes. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Atlas p. numbers in upper margin: 5-6. Scale 1:8,750,000 (W 126°--W 65°/N 48°--N 24°)
'Philadelphia. Published by Charles Desilver.' 'Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by Charles Desilver in the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.' 'Engraved by J.L. Hazzard & E. Yeager.' Includes notes and insets titled 'Gold region of California' and 'District of Columbia.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Also shows battle fields and proposed western railroad routes. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Atlas p. numbers in upper margin: 5-6. Scale 1:8,750,000 (W 126°--W 65°/N 48°--N 24°).
From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "Driving the silver spike. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, drives the last spike into tracks of railroads spur to the damsite. To the right of Dr. Wilbur is Senator Key Pittman. Nest to Pittman is Nevada Governor Fred Balzar. Second back from Senator Pittman is Las Vegas Mayor Fred Hesse. To the left of Dr. Wilbur is Carl R. Coray, Union Pacific Railroad president." - E(lizabeth) Harrington.
Draft offer of Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase the water production lands and facilities of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad. R. L. Adamson's red pencil edits are handwritten. Accompanies letter (see Is referenced by). Draft has penciled corrections in the margins.
Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Unidentified man standing on railroad tracks in the Mojave Desert. Several unidentified buildings are in the distance
Letter explaining the proposed relocation of water pipelines and powerlines off railroad land before the sale to the water district to enable future development of land. Reference to map shown below.
The J. Ross Clark Scrapbook dates from approximately 1897 to 1972 and consists of newspaper clippings collected by his wife, Miriam Evans Clark. The clippings relate to professional events in the lives of J. Ross Clark and his brother, Senator William A. Clark. A small number of the clippings refer to births, marriages, and deaths in Miriam Evans and J. Ross Clark's families. Also included are documents written by J. Ross Clark's grand-niece, Dorothy Murdock Dunkley, that offer additional information about the Clark and associated families.