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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, August 23, 1910

Date

1910-08-23

Description

Letter concerns Ryan's membership application to the Bureau for the Safe Transpotation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, December 14, 1904

Date

1904-12-14

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses the need to pay the deputy sheriff in Las Vegas extra to patrol company property to protect against gang pillaging.

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

Date

1903-03-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses Harry and Hiram Stewart's intention to purchase cattle for their ranch from the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from T. C. Peck to T. P. Cullen, February 5, 1920

Date

1920-02-05

Archival Collection

Description

Letter concerns stopping a union representative who is trying to persuade shipworkers to go on strike.
Caption: Complaint - Southwestern Shipbuilding Co.

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Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00159

Abstract

The Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection is comprised of sixteen black-and-white photographic reprints and four photographic negatives depicting buildings in Caliente, Nevada which were originally taken between 1900 to 1967 and reproduced in approximately 1999 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Howard Wasden oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01920

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.

Archival Collection

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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Letter from R. T. Walker to Pacific Audit & System Corp., March 20, 1918

Date

1918-03-20

Description

Letter describes vacant assayer position and asks if company can make a recommendation.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, July 11, 1910

Date

1910-07-11

Description

Letter urges Ryan to consider membership in the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of Explosives.

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1903

Date

1903-03-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter describes Bracken's travels in Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the loss of his stenographer, Clippinger.

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