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Photograph of a burned railroad trestle, circa 1910s-1930s
Date
1910 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A burned railroad trestle possibly located at Meadow Valley Wash near Caliente on the Union Pacific Railroad line.
Image
Wesley Troy Adams oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00010
Abstract
Oral history interview with truck driver and fireman Wesley Troy Adams (b. 1930) conducted by Katherine D. Beal on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.Born in Modena, Utah, Adams relocated to Nevada in 1959. Adams discusses LDS church organization and affiliation, celebrations in Caliente, Pioche, and Panaca. Also during the interview, Adams offers insight into raising a family in Southern Nevada, Bottle House in Pittman, atomic testing, and shares his philosophical views on life.
Archival Collection
Denton family and friends in various locations: photographic prints, image 007
Description
Printed on the back: "Mr. Ted Liston, baby Katherine McDuffey, Mrs. Elaine McDuffy, reading from top to bottom; great-granddaughter and grand-daughter of Mr. Liston. Return to Hazel B. Denton. Caliente, Nev."
Denton family and friends in various locations: photographic prints, image 047
Description
Handwritten on the back: "Left - Mrs. Bob Olsen; Front - Mrs. Carmen Cook - she [not legible] on one of the old gram napkins - [not legible] of someone she knew [not legible] in her childhood. Caliente D.O.O.F. day at the Delmar Cemetery."
