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Joe Andre Papers

Identifier

MS-00213

Abstract

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.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Joe and Ruth Andre with Sylvia and Billy Billings, mid 1930s

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

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.

Image

Main Street looking south toward Death Valley: photographic print

Date

1945

Description

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. 

Image

North side of Judge William Gray's home, Main Street, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

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).

Image

Water tank behind the Davies home on Main Street: photographic print

Date

1947 to 1949

Description

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. 

Image

Interview with Erik Thompson, March 4, 2006

Date

2006-03-04

Description

Narrator affiliation: Board of Trustees, Nevada Desert Experience

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