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Acquisition Number	PA1998.10.2
Title	Little Beaver Town, Albuquerque
Creator	Unknown
Subject	Amusements parks
Description	Little Beaver Town was a tourist attraction just east of Albuquerque and west of Tijeras Canyon. Tourists traveling in the late 1950s on Route 66 (The Mother Road) could visit the park and see mock gun battles, take a stagecoach ride and see Fred Saunders and Troy Vicente portray Red Ryder. Fred Harman, the creator of the famous Red Ryder comic strip, and Howard Hull, a local entrepreneur envisioned a western theme park that would rival Disneyland. The photographs are a gift of Vicki Dean Mayhew.
Date Original	c.1950s
Date Digital	2009
Publisher	The Albuquerque Museum is a Division of the Cultural Services Department of the City of Albuquerque, 2000 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104. 505-243-7255. www.cabq.gov/museum
Type	Still image
Medium / Format	Black and white print
Digitization Specifications	Epson Perfection V750 PRO / 200ppi
Rights Management	All rights reserved, copyright, The Albuquerque Museum
Order Information	Phone the Albuquerque Museum Photoarchives: 505-764-6520
Project	New Mexico Centennial Project