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Photograph of a railroad station, Barstow, California, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A railroad station in Barstow, California.

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine No. 5, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine No. 5 stopped at Minden, Nevada. Minden is located in Douglas County, Nevada. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father's birthplace. Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town's early buildings. Minden has had a post office since 1906. U.S. Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line.

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Photograph of railroad car, Hoover Dam, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Workers surrounding railroad car on end of track. Note: Crane lifted rails but men carried ties.

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Department of Transportation - Railroads - Elko Railroad. Relocation, 1975 December to 1976 January

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14 (95th Session)

Archival Component

Railroad Survey Camps, 1903-1904

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs of railroad surveyors from 1903 to 1904, including photographs of surveyors working near Caliente and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Railroad Depot, Las Vegas, circa 1910

Date

1906 to 1916

Description

Union Pacific Railroad depot in Las Vegas. This photograph was identified by Shirley Ferron Swanson on October 25, 1983.

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Railroad pass, image 002 of 002: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

An unidentified railroad pass, looking south.

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San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Records

Identifier

MS-00007

Abstract

The collection is comprised of records of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company (1901-1976). The construction of this railroad led to the founding of Las Vegas, Nevada and the creation of the Empire Construction Company and Las Vegas Land and Water Company. The records document the company's operations and include correspondence and contracts relating to lots in the Las Vegas townsite, payments and accounts, invoices and other audit materials from 1905 to 1923. The collection also includes the records of the railroad agent at Arden Station, located ten miles south of the Las Vegas Station, which contain correspondence, ledgers, freight and way bills, shipping orders, and telegrams.

Archival Collection

View of Tonopah from Railroad Depot: photograph

Date

1905

Description

View of Tonopah from the Railroad Depot. Part of the Tonopah R.R. Yard (3) showing freight which has spilled over from depot platform. (note SPC cars 420, 712; Tonopah RR 4-wheel caboose #13) 1905. (photo: State Archives, Museums and Historical Dept.). Stamp on front of photo: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 892" Stamp on back of photo: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." Stamp on back of photo: "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."

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Photograph of a railroad depot in Murray, Utah, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Railroad depot in Murray.

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