The Joe Andre papers are comprised of scrapbook materials and feature articles collected by Joe Andre to document his life and career. Materials range from 1920 to 1980, with the focus of the materials on the 1920s to 1930s. The scrapbook documents Andre's career as a band leader in Nevada, and the articles trace his journey through Nevada as a musician, restaurant owner and shop owner.
Black and white photo of a trailer built by Joe Andre. He towed this trailer to Beatty, Nevada with his Cadillac all the way from California. From left to right is Andre, Andre's dog, his daughter Ruth, and Sylvia and Billy Billings.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. Looking south toward Death Valley. The white building is Mrs. Morgan's Church; a curio shop is at the right.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. Fred Davies, Grace Mitchell, two unidentified women, and Judge William B. Gray (identified from left to right).
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The water tank was a part of the old Revert water system in town and provided water to the homes in the vicinity of the Davies' residence.