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J. Ross Clark, San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, 1902-1921
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The J. Ross Clark, San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad series (1902-1921) contain the office files of J. Ross Clark, second Vice President of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake (SPLA&SL) Railroad, and younger brother of Montana Senator William Clark, who owned the railroad until he sold it to E.H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad. J. Ross Clark’s Empire Construction company was responsible for the construction of the SPLA&SL Railroad. These files contain correspondence concerning Helen Stewart’s Las Vegas Ranch, which the railroad purchased, the management of the ranch after the Railroad took possession, the laying out of the Las Vegas townsite, the subsequent auction of the town lots, and the construction of the early railroad buildings in Las Vegas and California.
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Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Basement heating plan for Union Pacific Railroad Company clubhouse in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific Railroad Company Southwestern District. Basement Heating Plan. Proposed Remodeling of Clubhouse, Caliente Nevada. Office of Manager of Industrial Development, Los Angeles. Drawn by R.d.W. Date 9-20-37. Scale - 1/8" = 1'. Revised. No S-567-1".
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Photograph of women and man standing at railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s
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Group of women in white aprons and a man in a suit stand in front of the SP, LA, and SL Railroad Depot, Las Vegas. [Taken in the early 1900s] None of the individuals are identified. This image is the uncropped version of 0266_022, pho026002. The women may be "Harvey Girls," waitresses who worked at Fred Harvey's Harvey House restaurants.
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Film transparency of the Salt Lake Railroad Company depot and Pacific Express Company office, Las Vegas, circa 1905
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Train at the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Remodeling south wing of basement of Union Pacific Railroad clubhouse, Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). Scales are noted on the drawing. The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific Railroad Company, South Central District. Remodeling South Wing Of Basement of Clubhouse, Caliente Nevada. Office Of Manager Of Industrial Development, Los Angeles. Drawn by edw. Scale - 1/8" = 1.' Date 6-8-38. No. 15899. Sh- 1."
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Photograph of Western Pacific railroad, Santa Rosa, California, September 22, 1939
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Noonday Mine side angle, Tecopa Railroad: photograph
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Photograph of five women standing at railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s
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Some of the same women from the previous photos pose in front of the SP, LA, and SL Railroad Depot in Las Vegas. [Taken in the early 1900s] To see the other images of women in front of the depot, reference 0266-022-023, pho026002-pho026003. The women may be "Harvey Girls," waitresses who worked at Fred Harvey's Harvey House restaurants.
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Postcard of a Union Pacific Railroad train, during Hoover Dam construction, late 1920s - early 1930s
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