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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker and R. B. Robertson (Los Angeles) to C. R. Gray (Omaha), April 20, 1931

Date

1931-04-20

Archival Collection

Description

Request for permission to begin construction on a water line to support Industrial Unit No. 1.

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Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931

Date

1931-04
1931-05

Archival Collection

Description

The first sheet, form 30, a work order authority for extensions and additions to the water supply line on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company's property, includes a description of the work and the necessity for the work, with a total estimated expenditure. The second sheet, form 30-1, a work order authority with detailed estimated expenditures, includes an itemized list of the quantity and cost of parts and labor. Forms are accompanied by a map, referenced below, that includes colored outlines of existing and proposed facilities.

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Map showing profile of 24-inch cast iron water pipeline for Las Vegas, Nevada, May 20, 1930

Date

1930-05-20

Description

'As constructed. Drawing W.O. - 8577. Office of Chief Engineer, Los Angeles. Drawing No. 41092.' 'Scale for details 1"=10'. 5-20-1930. P.F.D.' 'Scale 1"=100'.' 'Profile of new 24" CI pipe. Scale 1"=600'. Ver. 1"=20'.' Blueprint. Map of the water pipes for Las Vegas. Includes the buildings in the railroad yard, a detailed map of a section of the pipe, a profile of the 24 inch C.I. pipe, and a map of the point of diversion. Date of detailed map is 5-20-1930. Library's copy has hand-written additions in color. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co., Office of Chief Engineer,

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Photograph of mail carrier train, (Nev.), 1926-1940

Date

1926 to 1940

Description

Small train is parked along tracks in the middle of the Nevada desert. Flowers and weeds grow along the tracks, and the side of the railroad car reads: "BAGGAGE U.S. MAIL." Inscription with image says: "Gas-mechanical passenger-baggage-mail car on service T&T RR, 1926-1940."

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Sebastian Mikulich Sr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01291

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sebastian Mikulich Sr. conducted by Sherry Angell on July 17, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Mikulich discusses his personal history and his employment with Southern Pacific Railroad. Mikulich describes the expansion of railroads throughout California, Nevada, and Arizona. Later, he recalls working during the Korean War, and the increase of transportation on trains in the 1960s. Lastly, he explains the work he performed on the trains and shares anecdotes from his career.

Archival Collection

Coded telegram from E. E. Calvin to A. S. Halsted, August 14, 1922

Date

1922-08-14

Archival Collection

Description

Telegrams discuss the plan to get supplies into Las Vegas for the railroad. Correspondence between E.E. Calvin, W.H. Comstock, and A.S. Halsted.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, January 17, 1908

Date

1908-01-28

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken wishes to renegotiate his lease on the Las Vegas Ranch if the railroad continues to dump oil into Las Vegas Creek.

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Photograph of the Rotary Club traveling by Union Pacific RR and stages, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Rotary Club members traveling by Union Pacific Railroad and stages.

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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 79

Date

1905 to 1935

Description

Upper photograph shows railyard in Las Vegas, circa 1910s. Lower photograph shows William Andrews Clark waving from the back of a railroad car.

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Photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Panoramic photograph of downtown Las Vegas Nevada, showing railroad tracks, the railyard, businesses (some in tents) and residential homes.

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