Large locomotive engine sits behind a chain-link fence. Inscription with photo reads: "Glenbrook #1 engine gained fame hauling lumber from the sawmills at Lake Tahoe to the divide at Spooner Summit where it was flumed down and timber the mines at Virginia City."
Railroad car sits on tracks. Inscription with photo reads: "Car #13, the famed Bullion Car, which hauled millions in bullion out of the Carson Valley above Genoa V&T Station in Virginia City. It was called the 'Julia Bullett' after the Comstock's most noted lady of the night."
The postcard shows a car that looks like it was abandoned with a casino in the background. The postcard reads, "130,000 Dollar Railroad Station-without a railroad, at the famous ghost town of Rhyolite."
The depot constructed by the SP, LA & SL R.R. which stood at the west end of Fremont Street. This photo was taken in 1929. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
The company could possibly see tax benefits from transfering the pipeline serving the industrial district to another district. Letter has a date stamp from the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad.