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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 9, 1929

Date

1929-03-13

Archival Collection

Description

Details for contracts for industrial connections to pipelines owned by the railroad.

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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 3, 1929

Date

1929-04-03

Archival Collection

Description

Consideration of adding a line for fire protection to protect new leases in a new industrial area and how users would be charged.

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Interview with Ian Dominic Zabarte, April 4, 2007

Date

2007-04-04

Description

Narrator affiliation: Western Shoshone Property Owner under Treaty
Access note: Audio temporarily sealed. May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Photograph of a man inspecting the ruins of St. Thomas, 1945

Date

1945-04-11

Description

A man looking in a washtub in St. Thomas. The home referred to in the photograph belonged to Moses and Mary Gibson.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "A wash tub left to its fate in front of the former home of Moses Gibson, prominent farmer in St. Thomas before Lake Mead 'took over.' In the background can be seen the waters of Lake Mead."

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Photograph of an artesian well on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, 1949

Date

1949

Description

Artesian Well used for irrigation on the T & T Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Home of Gordon and Billie Bettles, T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, ca. 1949. This picture shows what the Bettles' homesite looked like prior to the growth of the many trees and shrubs the Bettles planted. The flagpole was set in place shortly after the house was moved onto the property."

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Photograph of the entrance of the Last Frontier Village and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

View of the Silver Slipper and the entrance to Last Frontier Village. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of a swimming pool scene at the Riviera (Las Vegas), circa 1955

Date

1952 to 1957

Description

Visitors posing at the Riviera pool. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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