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Photograph of Transfer Hill ruins, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Ruins of mining area with ore deposits, known as Transfer Hill, at Death Valley Junction.

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Photograph of closed road and railroad station ruins, Baker (Calif.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Dirt road in the desert is blocked off by chains. A sign next to the closure reads: "Keep Out Closed Area." Inscription with image says: "Ruins of T&T water tower and station may survive at Soda Springs near Baker, California."

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Photograph of dirt area for Silver Lake railroad, Silver Lake (Calif.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Adobe ruins in the desert of Silver Lake, California.

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Map showing railroads in Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Relief shown by hachures. Title below scale: Rand McNally & Co.'s New business atlas map of Nevada. Shows railroads. Includes township and range grid. Includes index to principal cities with population statistics. Includes township and range grid. Index to Nevada counties, lakes, mountains, rivers, towns, etc. on verso. Published by Rand McNally & Co. Scale [ca. 1,710,720]. 1 in. = 27 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°). Published as page 321 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas.

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Photograph of southern commuter outside San Diego, circa late 1800s to early 1900s

Date

1880 to 1930

Description

Description given with photograph: "San Diego southern commuter line outside San Diego. Later electrified."

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Photograph of men in front of building, Gilliam, Missouri, circa late 1800s to early 1900s

Date

1880 to 1939

Description

Description provided with image: "Maurine Hubbard (Wilson) was born here March 11, 1898: she was born upstairs over the station. (Gilliam, Missouri)."

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Film transparency of a Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Company train car, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Black and white image of a railroad engineer inside of a train car for the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Company.

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Map of Las Vegas Rancho, Lincoln County, Nevada, September 15, 1904

Date

1904-09-15

Description

'Being part of Township 20 S. R.61 E. MT. D. B.&.M, containing 1864.49 acres. Division engineer's office at the front, AMB, September 15th, 1904. A.L. Jones, Division Engineer. Surveyed by W.G. Watson, Assistant Engineer. Dwg. 30296.' Includes traverse table. Shows land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, its right of way and the right of way for the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, land owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company including Clark's Las Vegas Townsite with the Bucks Addition and the Wardie Addition, and parcels sold from the Las Vegas Land & Water Company land. Scale: [1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. Library's copies 1 and 4 have land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hand-colored in pink and the rest of the Las Vegas Rancho not owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company hand-colored in green. Library's copy 2 has buildings of the Stewart Ranch drawn in and labeled in pencil. Library's copy 3 has addition and subtraction problems in pencil on the verso. Library's copy 4 has "Original purchase--1864.49 acres R.R.C. + L.V.L. + W. Co.--In colors." written in pencil on the verso followed by "(1904)" in red pencil. Library's copy 4 also has label on verson made of brown paper with "No 5 Las Vegas Ranch being part township ( 1904)" typed on it.

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Map showing location of the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad from Las Vegas to Bullfrog, Nevada, 1906

Date

1906

Description

'Office of Chief Engineer' printed on map above date.

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Map of Nevada Railroads, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Scale [ca. 1,710,720]. 1 in. = 27 miles (W 120 --W 114 /N 42 --N 35 ) ; 1 map : col. ; 47 x 31 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Title below scale: Rand McNally & Co.'s New business atlas map of Nevada ; Shows railroads ; Includes additional copyright date: c1893 ; Includes township and range grid ; Published as page 321 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas ;

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