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South Dakota
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Consists of documents chiefly related to Pennington County such as mining deeds, agreements, location certificates, and a map of the "Hazel Group," as well as a "report on the Grand Junction Group of Mines in Custer County, South Dakota."
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Iron Men and Copper Wires
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The Southern California Edison Records consist of materials created, maintained, and collected by the company. The Southern California Edison Records contain books, catalogs, correspondence, journals, ledgers, log books, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, reports, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting the history of the Southern California Edison (SCE) Company. The records cover the years 1848 to 1989 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1911 to 1965. The material is largely textual with the exception of a few non-paper items scattered throughout.
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Iron man, iron horse
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Young Ben Holliday was determined to make the Midland-Pacific a paying proposition-despite the threats of reprisal from the Apaches and the treachery of the cattle barons who controlled the territory. Although an Easterner, Ben was soon forced to resort to the swift-moving tactics of the West. And much more was at stake than his railroad when he gave the order for the armed train to start rolling on the long haul south to Dodge City--Adapted from jacket.
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Letter from J.R. Spring, Secretary, Board of Fire Commissioners, City of Los Angeles, granting permission to use fireworks at the grand opening of New Chinatown.
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