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Photograph of the new freeway, North Las Vegas, circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1975
Archival Collection
Description
New freeway, North Las Vegas.
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Photograph of railroad reproduction, Las Vegas, 1980
Date
1980
Archival Collection
Description
Reproduction of the San Pedro-Los Angeles-Salt Lake Railroad passenger train as seen at Old Vegas, frontier attraction on Boulder Highway.
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Photograph of railroad engine carrying lumber, Lake Tahoe (Nev.), 1880-1920
Date
1880 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
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."
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Photograph of Bullion Car, Carson City (Nev.), 1880-1910
Date
1880 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
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."
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Photograph of railroad, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Portion of railroad leading to Hoover [Boulder] Dam. Workers can be seen in the background, with wheelbarrows and various materials in the foreground.
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Postcard of the ghost town of Rhyolite (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
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."
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Photograph of ruins of a train station, Goldfield (Nev.), 1918-1928
Date
1918 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Abandoned buildings in Goldfield, Nevada are scattered across the desert with mountains in the distance. Inscription reads: "Ruins of LV & T station, Goldfield"
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Photograph of car on a dirt road, Ralston (Nev.), 1906-1918
Date
1906 to 1918
Archival Collection
Description
Car is parked on a dirt road in the middle of the desert near Ralston Valley, Nevada. Inscription with photo reads: "Nevada, Railroads. LV & T [1906-1918], grade near Ralston, Nevada. Remains of Ralston Townsite."
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Photograph of a building, Ralston (Nev.), 1906-1928
Date
1906 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Abandoned building, possibly a railroad station, in Ralston, Nevada.
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Photograph of box car, Ralston (Nev.), 1906-1928
Date
1906 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Close up image of "gage" box car. Wood is warped and faded, and the writing alongside the car is illegible.
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