From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.K. Miscellaneous. Caesar Strozzi, father of Dolly Gillette, long-time Beatty, Nevada, resident, originally a native of Switzerland. This photograph was taken near Strozzi’s residence in the Grapevine Mountains. 

A portion of a map of the state of Nevada published by the Clason Map Co., Denver, Colorado, copyrighted 1906. Note the routes of the railroads in the southern Nevada area, including the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad linking the small community of Las Vegas with Beatty; (More information on the map is contained on the photo board.) (Courtesy, Central Nevada Museum, Tonopah, Nevada.)

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.D. Crowell Family. The round machine near the base of the mill is a Lane Mill, which rotated and crushed the ore. All equipment and materials were moved to the building site using horses.

A portion of a map of southern California and southwestern Nevada prepared by The Automobile Club of Southern California during the early 1920s. The portion pictured here well illustrates the development of railroads and communities in the south central Nevada area, from Tonopah to the Pahrump Valley note the number of roads in the area between Tonopah and the Kawich Mountains. (Courtesy of Claudia Reidhead, Beatty, Nevada.)

A man sitting atop of a pair of mules in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada. The man wears an all black outfit complete with a hat whose brim provides a shadow that conceals his face. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Death Valley "Prospectors" Near Beatty, Nev. Frashers Foto - Promo."