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Southern
Pacific's
Railroad
40
stall Roundhouse,
Shops
and Offices, under construction around 1904-05 in Sparks, Nevada. The building
on the right and in the center of the photo, still exist today. This was formerly
the Central Pacific R.R. 21 stall Roundhouse that was located in Wadsworth,
Nevada. When the S.P. acquired the C.P. they packed up and
moved the Wadsworth 21 stall
roundhouse along with the majority of the town structures of Wadsworth, closer
to Reno. Additions were made, and the new 40 stall facility was touted then,
as the largest roundhouse in the world. The newly formed town that sprang up
during this period of boom construction was named Harriman, but was later officially
re-named for Nevada Governor, John Sparks. These two original
5" X 7" Glass
Negatives (when slightly overlapped form the panorama
view)
were originally taken by a free
lance photographer named Oscar Clifford who
took photos within State of Nevada, whenever he had the chance
to travel. Clifford resided
in the town of Austin, Nevada. Clifford
studied his photography efforts under the better known photographer J. Crockwell.
Clifford resided and owned a partnership in the
Dalton & Clifford
Drug Store in the town of Austin, Nevada. The 40 stall structure and shop complex
was so huge that Clifford had taken it in two different shots. The
roundhouse is on the left side and the shop facilities are on the right.
The huge building in the right photo is still stands today, it is
located adjacent to the John Asquagas Nugget Casino parking lot and S.P. rail
yards.
Original images and caption courtesy Richard
Engels.
Panorama assembly and extensive restoration courtesy Bruce C. Cooper.
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"FOURTY STALL ROUNDHOUSE, SOUTHERN PACIFIC RR, SPARKS, NV 1904
5-1/2 X 7 original glass negatives. ... Shops and Offices, under construction
in 1904-05 in the newly named town of Sparks, Nevada. This was formerly the
Central
Pacific R.R. 21 stall Roundhouse that was located in Wadsworth, Nevada.
... they packed up and moved the Wadsworth 21 stall roundhouse along with the
majority of the town of Wadsworth closer
to Reno. Additions were made , and the new 40 stall facility was touted as
the largest roundhouse in the world. The newly formed town that spring up
during this period of boom construction was named Harriman, but was later officially
re-named for Nevada Governor, John Sparks. ... The
glass
Negatives of this roundhouse and shops were originally taken by a free lance
photographer named Clifford who took photos with in Nevada, when ever he
traveled. He studied ... photography ... under the better known photographer
J. Crockwell.
Clifford resided in the town of Austin, Nevada. This 40 stall structure and
shop complex was so huge that Clifford had taken it in two different shots,
(the roundhouse is on the left side and the shops and office facilities are
on the right) ... when the two photos are overlapped they form a single
panorama of the facility. The structure on the right still exists today, it
is located
behind the John Ausquga's Nugget parking structure."