A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
David Bruce Dill was a physiologist in the study of exercise, sports medicine and applied sciences. His research focused on the effects of temperature exposure, high-altitudes, diet, age and fatigue on the human body. Dill received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and both his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in Stanford, California. He began his physiology career at Harvard’s Fatigue Laboratory in its inaugural year, 1927.
Richard “Dick” J. Ronzone (1917-1989) was active in the local politics and civic affairs of Las Vegas, Nevada, serving as a Clark County Commissioner, a Nevada State Assemblyman, and a member of the University Board of Regents. He inherited and managed his family's retail store which dated back to the early 1900s. Ronzone also helped develop the Municipal Golf Course and was active in the Elks Lodge, Rotary Club, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Reserve Officers Association, and the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
From the Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (PH-00312). Inscription on the back reads, "Easter- Panaca Summit- Frank, Millie, Grandma Defriez, Dad, sometime in the 30s."
From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in 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 [Rdw?]. Scale - [not legible]. Date - 6-8-38. Revised. No. 15899. Sh. 1".
From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. At the bottom of the drawing it says, "Gilbert Stanley Underwood And Co. Architects & Engineers. 408 So Spring St. Los Angeles Calif. Exterior Details. 15684-V. Sheet #20-A. Job No. 399. Dec 21-27. A Club House For Union Pacific System Caliente Nevada."
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."