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Beatty, Nevada, 1904-1989

Level of Description

Series

Identifier

III.

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of families and ranches around Beatty, Nevada from 1904 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Brockman, Lisle, Revert, Crowell, Lemmon, Palsgrove, and Reidhead families, documenting activities such as events on Main Street, construction of several buildings, protests against the Nevada Test Site, animal husbandry, railroad transportation (especially by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad), education, and mining and milling.

Date

1904-1989

Extent

1 Linear Feet (12 hanging folders)
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Arrangement

Materials are arranged into eight subseries:

Subseries III.A. Brockman Family, 1910-1989;

Subseries III.B. Lisle Family, 1932-1959;

Subseries III.C. Revert Family, 1904-1957;

Subseries III.D. Crowell Family, 1914-1987;

Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family, 1907-1959;

Subseries III.F. Palsgrove Family, 1910-1930;

Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family, 1920-1987;

Subseries III.H. Miscellaneous, 1907-1989.

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