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Photograph of railroad surveyors break camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
A view of people at a railroad surveyors break camp associated with the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (South Lake) railroad line construction in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of railroad surveyors break camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
A survey party "fold their tents" at a railroad surveyors break camp associated with the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (South Lake) railroad line construction in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of a railroad builders' camp, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a railroad builders' camp for the S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (Salt Lake) line between Caliente and Las Vegas in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of horses pulling wagons for railroad construction, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
A distant view of horses pulling wagons filled with supplies for the advance parties of S.P. (San Pedro), L.A. (Los Angeles) & S.L. (Salt Lake) railroad line builders in southern Nevada.
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Photograph of survey camp, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1903-1904
Date
1903 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad survey camp on S. P., L. A., and S. L. line in southern Nevada between Caliente and Las Vegas.
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Photograph of railroad tunnel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1927
Date
1927
Archival Collection
Description
Widening a railroad tunnel between Las Vegas and Caliente. The plan was to double track the Union Pacific Railroad (U.P.R.R.), but the Great Depression occurred and work was never completed. Iowa civil engineer John Muceus is working on the project.
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Photograph of a pit mine near Ruth, Nevada, circa 1934
Date
1934
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white picture of a pit mine near Ruth, Nevada.
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Photograph of a railroad depot in Murray, Utah, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad depot in Murray.
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Photograph of a train station, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a Las Vegas train station with a SP, LA & A1 switcher engine (0-6-0) and caboose in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten onto the back of the image: "Original U. P. Depot."
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Photograph of a hauling manganese, Las Vegas, 1918
Date
1918
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a hauling manganese for the first world war in early Las Vegas, Nevada. The Overland Hotel is visible in the background. Handwritten on the back of the image: "1st world war - hauling mang. - 3 kids to Las Vegas - 300 tons a day." Hand written on a slip of paper included with the image: "3 kids, mine owns included Roq Martin, Bill Ferron, "Chick" Chiapello (lived in LA, wealthy family) & probably others. Deal to purchase during March, 1918, when my mother, Ruth Ferron, was giving birth to me in Los Angeles. She didn't hear from Bill until 3 days after I was born, which did nothing to raise the stock of their new fathers! -Barbara Ferron Doyle."
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