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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his sister August 21, 1907
Date
1907-08-21
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his sister August 21, 1907
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Telegram from J. Ross Clark to T.E. Gibbon, February 19, 1905
Date
1905-02-19
Archival Collection
Description
Telegram discusses the width of streets and sidewalks in the Las Vegas townsite.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to T. E. Gibbon, March 23, 1905
Date
1905-03-23
Archival Collection
Description
Letter concerns plans for the Las Vegas townsite.
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Letter from H. I. Bettis to C. H. Brown, May 27, 1905
Date
1905-05-27
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from H. I. Bettis to C. H. Brown, May 27, 1905
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Telegram from W. H. Comstock to F. M. Grace, May 15, 1905
Date
1905-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Comstock asks how sales at the Las Vegas townsite are going.
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Telegram from J. Ross Clark to William A. Clark, May, 16, 1905
Date
1905-05-16
Archival Collection
Description
Partially coded telegram reports Las Vegas townsite sales.
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Telegram from H. I. Bettis to E.L. Selby, May 17, 1905
Date
1905-05-17
Archival Collection
Description
Telegram requesting approval of applications for lots in the Las Vegas townsite.
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Photograph of Jake Beckley and Ed Von Tobel, Sr. in front of the Ed. Von Tobel Lumber Company, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1905 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ed Von Tobel, Sr. and Jake Beckley stand in front of the Von Tobel Lumber Company on South First Street in Las Vegas. Pictured are the office, lumber storage, shed and sales room. Beckley, Ed. Von Tobel Sr.'s business partner is seen standing on a horse-drawn wagon on the left. Behind the wagon are stacked shingles. The lumber company was founded in 1905, shortly after the Las Vegas townsite lot auction, but moved from its original location on South Main Street when that proved to be "too far out of town" for business. The South First Street building was destroyed by fire in 1914. Photograph taken 1905?-1906?
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Photograph of the first public train into Las Vegas from Los Angeles, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 15, 1905
Date
1905-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
The image was taken within the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad's rail yard. In the center of the photograph is a large crowd of people who have just arrived. To the left is passenger cars, to the right freight cars, in the background center is the first depot in Las Vegas, a railroad car. Photographer is believed to have been Ed Von Tobel, Sr. The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad offered a special rate of sixteen dollars to those coming in for the auction of lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. If an individual purchased property, the amount of the ticket would be refunded.
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