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Howard E. Hollingsworth oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard E. Hollingsworth conducted by Joseph Concannen on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hollingsworth discusses the Mormon Fort, ranches, and the railroad.
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Photograph of steam trains, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1946
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Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California, 1906
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Telegram from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, undated
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Letter from W. H. Bancroft to J. Ross Clark, June 24, 1905
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Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
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Map to accompany joint letter dated April 20th, 1931 to Mr. Gray concerning construction of proposed water main to serve lessees in Industrial Unit No. 1, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 20, 1931
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Dorothy Thompson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Thompson conducted by Patricia Moore on February 18, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thompson also describes her life as the wife of a railroad worker. She briefly discusses religion, specifically Mormonism.
Archival Collection
Photograph of World War I draftees leaving Las Vegas, Nevada, 1918
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Justice of the Peace's cabin at the Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas), 1950s
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The "Justice of the Peace" posing in front of his cabin at the Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel. 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: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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