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Water tank belonging to the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad: 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. The man in the foreground has been identified as Mr. Hilton.

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Lisle, Ralph Fairbanks, 1914-2004

Ralph Fairbanks Lisle was born on June 18, 1914 in Lyon, Nevada. He and his family moved to the mining community of Beatty, Nevada in 1938. Lisle held several elected office positions, including Nye County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and hospital board member. Ralph Lisle married Chloe Colvin on July 5, 1939 and opened a hardware store in Beatty, Nevada in 1955. Ralph Fairbanks Lisle passed away on January 16, 2004 at the age of 89.

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Ron Lurie campaign materials and resume, item 05

Description

Ron Lurie letter to resident & public opinion poll

People in a town in Aurora: photographic negative

Date

1907 (year uncertain) to 1959 (year uncertain)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family. Probably Aurora, Nevada, date unknown.

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Perry, Lorraine Thomas, 1910-1984

Lorraine Thomas and her family were early residents of Beatty, Nevada.

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Photograph of Giles family's automobile, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

back seat l-r Edith Giles, Joe Horton; front seat l-r Edwin Schofield Giles and wife Edith Corliss. Giles family's automobile named Geraldine
Caption: The Giles family in Geraldine, Beatty

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Frank Brockman in California: photographic print

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.A. Brockman Family. Frank Brockman, son-in-law of Gordon Bettles, at his home.

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Bettles Brothers, San Francisco, California: photographic print

Date

1910

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.A. Brockman Family. Alex Bettles, A.J. Bettles, and Gordon Bettles (identified from left to right).

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