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Photograph of a railroad survey crew, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified members of railroad survey crew in Clark County, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of a pit mine near Ruth, Nevada, circa 1934

Date

1934

Description

Black and white picture of a pit mine near Ruth, Nevada.

Image

Art Rader Photograph Collection on Nevada Railroads

Identifier

PH-00177

Abstract

The Art Rader Photograph Collection on Nevada Railroads depicts railroads, mills, and depots in Nevada and Southern California from 1905 to approximately 1975. The photographs primarily depict the remnants of the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad, the Pacific Coast Borax Company, and obsolete tracks, buildings, mills, and boxcars from the early-twentieth century. The photographs also depict depots and railroad intersections in Death Valley Junction, California and Crucere, California, and the photographs include the Union Pacific Railroad's tracks that were once part of the Salt Lake Railroad.

Archival Collection

Photograph of railroad survey crew, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified members of a railroad survey crew seated on horses in Clark County, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of railroad survey camp, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified men sitting underneath a tent at a railroad survey camp in Clark County, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Float at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 190X

Description

Photograph of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Float at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Image

Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 190X

Description

Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Image

Letter from McDermott to Clark, March 26, 1903

Date

1903-03-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from McDermott to Clark, March 26, 1903

Text

Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to Ross W. Smith, June 18, 1903

Date

1903-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

In the letter, Bracken discusses the need for a cook, the merits of a Chinese man being hired, and the problems with freighting in and out of Las Vegas.

Text

Letter from McCartney to Clark, January 16, 1902

Date

1902-01-16

Archival Collection

Description

Letter relates a letter from Helen J. Stewart and discusses the possibility of artesian water sources in Las Vegas. It also identifies possible crops that could grow in Las Vegas and gives suggestions for purchasing land in the area.

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