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Transcript of interview with Earl A. Evans by Lance Malone, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981 Lance Malone interviewed Sears Roebuck Division Manager, Earl A. Evans, Jr., (born March 3rd, 1935 in Alhambra, California) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Nevada and Mr. Evans’s life. During the interview, Mr. Evans discusses education, sports, employment, the weather and the railroad in Las Vegas. He also discusses transportation, recreation, community involvement, raising a family in Las Vegas, the development of Fremont and the Strip, and religious activities. Mr. Evans served as a Bishop for the LDS Church in Las Vegas and in regards to education, he served on the Clark County School Board.

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"Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad - The Goldfield Route" map

Date

1910

Description

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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Unidentified man standing on railroad tracks: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Unidentified man standing on railroad tracks in the Mojave Desert. Several unidentified buildings are in the distance

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Photograph of the Caliente and Pioche railroad tracks rounding mountain, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of the Caliente and Pioche railroad tracks rounding mountain, 1900-1925

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906

Date

1906-10-25

Archival Collection

Description

Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.

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Map of Nevada Railroads, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Scale [ca. 1:1,710,720]. 1 in. equals 27 miles (W 120 --W 114 /N 42 --N 35 ) ; 1 map : col. 47 x 31 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Added title: Rand McNally's new business map of Nevada ; Shows range and township grid ; Shows railroads ; Color used to show boundaries of counties ; Originally published as pages 263 and 264 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas ; Additional copyright date: c1893 ;

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Map of Nevada Railroads, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Scale [ca. 1,710,720]. 1 in. = 27 miles (W 120 --W 114 /N 42 --N 35 ) ; 1 map : col. ; 47 x 31 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Title below scale: Rand McNally & Co.'s New business atlas map of Nevada ; Shows railroads ; Includes additional copyright date: c1893 ; Includes township and range grid ; Published as page 321 of Rand-McNally indexed atlas ;

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Newspaper, Caliente Express, April 27, 1905

Date

1905-04-27

Description

Newspaper, Caliente Express, April 27, 1905

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Newspaper, Caliente Express, February 2, 1905

Date

1905-02-02

Description

Newspaper, Caliente Express, February 2, 1905

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