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Photograph of spillway, Hoover Dam, July 24, 1934

Date

1934-07-24

Description

Spillway on Arizona side of the Boulder Dam (now called Hoover Dam) construction site, showing steel gates in position. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A street scene of downtown Beatty. "Beatty Nevada Gateway to Death Valley" is written on the bottom of the photo.

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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A view of the dirt road to Tonopah from Beatty. The Exchange Club is visible on the left. "Beatty, Nevada, Curtis Photo" is written and "Frashers Foto" is stamped at the bottom right on the photo.

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Photograph of Beatty Garage, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A picture of the Beatty Garage. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "Beatty Garage on road to Tonopah left hand side belonged to Mrs. Ritchings: both had stations, she had a store, he didn't. His ss. is now where Art Resorts (?)-yourself (Croon) (Red Crown)."

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Photograph of Beatty Garage, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A side-angle view of the Beatty grocers and gas station.

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Photograph of Beatty Garage, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

View of Beatty Garage from across the street. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "Beatty Garage called the Hoover House 76 stations in this location right hand side of road to Tonopah."

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Photograph of Amargosa Cattle Co. store, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A picture of the Amargosa Cattle Co. Store. "Gen'l Mds'e gasoline oils & feed" is written on the side of the building. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture,"Used to have P.O. in it across from Hoover Station revert's (?). 1950-60's Reverand Hanks--Amargosa Inn between there and Art Reverts save-way station."

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Photograph of the California, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A side-angle view of The California Hotel. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "Building burned. It was on the corner across from present 76 Station on the same side of the street. Calif. was the first place Mrs. Chloe Lisle lived in Beatty. Her mother ran it. Job Cobb was the owner. In the background are buildings belonging to Charlie Finney who mined in the Grapevine Mts. The building on the right is lived in presently by Mark Henderson of the Exxon station. Judy's Bar replaced the building on the far right."

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Photograph of a house, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

This home was built in the 1920s for Billy Wilson. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "House built by Luther Wilson and W.W. (Billy) Wilson (?) they never had to buy any materials-got them all from Rhyolite."

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Photograph of a schoolhouse, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

Pictured here are five children in front of the schoolhouse. From left to right: Juanita Strozzi, John Strozzi, Judd, Jack McCrea, and Judd's sister. The location of this schoolhouse is behind the Exchange Club. These were the same materials used to build Frank 'Hard Rock Harry' Oleniczak's house in Beatty.

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