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Highway sign is being readied at the Beatty Auto Court: photographic print

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Date

1930 to 1939

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.B. Lisle Family. The sign was painted by Chloe Lisle's stepfather and was placed 30 miles down the highway toward Las Vegas, in the vicinity of Lathrop Wells, Nevada. The sign says, "30 MILES TO BEATTY THE NEVADA GATEWAY TO DEATH VALLEY [NOT LEGIBLE]. It then names off many of the businesses in Beatty such as hotels, garages, clubs, and cafes. This picture is particularly valuable because it provides a listing of many of the businesses located in Beatty at the time. 

Digital ID

pho005075

Physical Identifier

0221_0179
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    Citation

    pho005075. Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection, 1880-1990. PH-00221. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z032d4t

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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