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Joe Andre Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Joe Andre Photograph Collection (approximately 1906-1980) contains photographic prints, postcards, and negatives documenting Joe Andre’s life. The images in this collection document his involvement in the United States Marine Corps Band and his days as a touring musician throughout the northwest and southwest United States. Also included are photographs of family vacations and businesses he owned in Beatty, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Miscellaneous, 1907-1989
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain miscellaneous photographs from Beatty, Nevada from 1907 to 1989, including photographs of buildings in Beatty and an aerial view of the town.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Transcript of interview with Pauline Barlow and Katie Ford by Caroline Logsdon, March 20, and April 7, 1976
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 20, 1976 Caroline Logsdon interviewed Pauline Barlow (unknown date or place of birth) about her life in Southern Nevada. Barlow first talks about her move to Las Vegas at a young age, her church membership, and her membership in social clubs. She also talks about gambling, the atomic testing, and the changes she has seen over time in Las Vegas. On April 7, 1976, Logsdon also interviewed Katie Ford (born 1929 in Ely Nevada) about her life in Southern Nevada. Ford talks about her early life and education in Nevada in Beatty, Nevada, her work with her family-owned gas station and hotel, and some of the early buildings in Beatty. She also discusses early recreational activities, the atomic testing, economic and environmental changes, improvement in technology, and social changes.
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Mark Henderson oral history interview, 2013 March 13
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Scope and Contents
Henderson has served for 34 years in ambulance service in Beatty, Nevada. He joined the Beatty Volunteer Fire Department in 1977.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Brockman Family, 1910-1989
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the Brockman Family from 1910 to 1989, including photographs of Frank and Edith Brockman working in California, the Desert Inn Motel in Beatty, and photographs of people planning for the Beatty Burro Races.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Palsgrove Family, 1910-1930
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Materials contain photographs from the Palsgrove Family from 1910 to 1930. Materials include photographs of Carrara, Nevada, the Gold Ace Mill, the Beatty Episcopal Church, the California Hotel in Beatty, and the Goldfield Hotel.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Reidhead Family, 1920-1987
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Materials contain photographs from the Reidhead Family from 1920 to 1987. Materials include photographs of fires at the Gold Ace Mill and the Exchange Club, events on Main Street in Beatty, Tonopah and Tidewater railroad cars, and the Beatty Catholic Church.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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