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Photograph of workers welding railroad tracks for powerhouses, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image of men welding railroad tracks for powerhouses for Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction.

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Basement heating plan for Union Pacific Railroad Company clubhouse in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing

Date

1937-09-20

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific Railroad Company Southwestern District. Basement Heating Plan. Proposed Remodeling of Clubhouse, Caliente Nevada. Office of Manager of Industrial Development, Los Angeles. Drawn by R.d.W. Date 9-20-37. Scale - 1/8" = 1'. Revised. No S-567-1".

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North elevation of proposed Union Pacific Railroad clubhouse remodeling, Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing

Date

1937-09-27

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The bottom corner says, "Union Pacific Railroad Company, Southwestern District. North Elevation. Proposed Remodeling of Clubhouse Caliente Nevada. Office Of Manager Of Industrial Development - Los Angeles. Drawn by. R.d.W. Scale 1/8" = 1.' Date- 9-27-37. No S-567-2."

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Purchase offer from Las Vegas Valley Water District to Union Pacific Railroad Company, Salt Lake Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company, October 15, 1952

Date

1952-10-15

Archival Collection

Description

$2,500,000.00 offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands and facilities, with exceptions noted that were owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company and subsidiaries.

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Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company passenger depot and eating house at Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing

Date

1923-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing.  The drawing states, "Second Floor Plan" and "Track Side First Floor Plan Scale One Inch Equals Eight Feet". The corner of the drawing states, "Union Pacific System Office of Chief Engineer L.A. & S.L.R.R. Passenger Depot & Eating House, Caliente, Nevada. First & Second Floor Plans. Schedule. Work Order No. Drawn by J.C.B. Traced by J.C.B. Checked by G.L.W. Date Nov. 27. 1923. Scale As Noted. Revised. Drawing No. 45261".

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Photograph of railroad engine carrying lumber, Lake Tahoe (Nev.), 1880-1920

Date

1880 to 1920

Description

Large locomotive engine sits behind a chain-link fence. Inscription with photo reads: "Glenbrook #1 engine gained fame hauling lumber from the sawmills at Lake Tahoe to the divide at Spooner Summit where it was flumed down and timber the mines at Virginia City."

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Photograph of four women standing at railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 190X

Description

Unidentified women stand in front of the SP, LA, and SL Railroad Depot in Las Vegas. This image is a framed and cropped version of image 0266_023, pho026003. The women may be "Harvey Girls," waitresses who worked at Fred Harvey's Harvey House restaurants.

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Photograph of the Palace hotel decorated for the railroad days celebration in Goldfield (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905-09-14

Description

Palace Hotel, Goldfield, Nevada, September 14, 1905. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Palace Hotel on the corner of Main and Crook, decorated for the Railroad Days celebration. Arrival of the Goldfield Railroad was a milestone in the camp's history. Later merged with the Tonopah Railroad to form the T. & G. R.R., it was the first of 4 railroads to serve Goldfield." There is a date stamp: February 1980.

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Remodeling south wing of basement of Union Pacific Railroad clubhouse, Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing

Date

1938-06-08

Archival Collection

Description

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."

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Blueprint of S.P., L.A. & S.L. Railroad employees' five room cottages, July, 1909

Date

1909-07

Archival Collection

Description

Sheet 1A of 6 Sheets. San Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Railroad employees' cottages, five rooms, Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes various scales, plans, and elevations. The cottages were built by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company between 190-?-07.
Caption: S.P., L.A. & S.L. R.R. employees cottages, Las Vegas, Nevada, five rooms

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