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Photograph of railroad cottages, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1911
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Archival Collection
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Caption: R. R. cottages, Las Vegas, Nev. 1911
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Transcript of interview with Howard E. Hollingsworth by Joseph Concannen, February 23, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On February 23, 1979, collector Joseph Concannen interviewed educator, Howard E. Hollingsworth (born October 3rd, 1927 in Preston, Idaho) in J. D. Smith Junior High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Nevada. Mr. Hollingsworth also discusses the Mormon Fort, ranches, and the railroad.
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Photographs of Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 March 21 (folder 2 of 2)
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Archival Collection
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Participants take the Frontier Strike to a highway, likely Interstate 15. Strikers walk along the road and are pictured outside a recreational vehicle decorated with strike posters. There are also photos of an abandoned house, passing vehicles, and a train crossing. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike
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Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel: postcards
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of railroad reproduction, Las Vegas, 1980
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of an Amtrak train, Las Vegas, October 28, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of an Amtrak train, Las Vegas, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the new freeway, North Las Vegas, circa early 1970s
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Archival Collection
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"Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad - The Goldfield Route" map
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Map showing "Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad 'The Goldfield Route.'" On the back it lists a timetable, railroad employees and executives, and descriptions of districts and towns: Johnnie, Beatty, Rhyolite, Bonnie Clare, Goldfield, Tonopah, Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Hornsilver.
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Marion Earl oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Marion Earl conducted by Robert Pearce on March 13, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Earl discusses relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1923, serving as a member of the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce, and then being elected president of the chamber in 1941. He also discusses being elected justice of the peace in 1934, and serving for two terms.
Archival Collection