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Belen Harvey House Museum
A Branch of the Belen Public Library
This web page is sponsored by the Friends of the Belen Harvey House Museum
Call us for more details
505-861-0581
The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday
from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
the last entry to the Museum is 4:00 PM
Our Cafe is open Thursday through Saturday
12:00 noon to 3:00 PM.
Take a video tour of the museum!
Meet George Clark!
Learn about his extraordinary life from his
humble beginnings in Vaughn, New Mexico,
to his rise as Vice President of the
Fred Harvey Company.
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Early Census Reports
Los Chaves
Harvey House 1910
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George graduated from
Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Class of 1930
Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas, New Mexico
1930 Las Vegas High School
Graduation roll call & program
George Clark's
High School Diploma
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George's
most treasured
keepsake
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George started printing
menus in the basement
of the Gran Quivera
1934 letter from the International
Accountants Society
1935 Employment
Relation Questionnaire
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1936 internal letter for recommenation from the Fred Harvey Company
1935 Reccomendation
Letter to Mr. Humphrey
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1937 Employee record Fred Harvey Company
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1947-48 AT&SF Rail Pass
Fred Harvey Co. Organization Magazine promotion announcment
This was a photograph that hung in George's office. From left
Stewart Harvey, Byron Harvey Sr.,
Daggett Harvey, Byron Harvey Jr.
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In 1955 AT&SF Congratulation letter
Harvey Family Executives
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In 1938 George married June Eversole and they lived at 431 St. James Place, Chicago.
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In 1938 George married
June Eversole..
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Congratulatory letter
for 25 years 1955
Congratulatory letter
for promotion to
Controller in 1958
Congratulatory letter
for promotion to
Controller in 1958
Congratulatory letter
for promotion to
Controller in 1958
1958 Announcement
of promotion in
Hospitality Magazine
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25 year
service pin
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Naperville Sun 1968
38 years of service
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Map from Naperville
to Chicago, Il
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Chicago's Railway
Exchange Building
headquarters for the
Fred Harvey Company
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Click to find George & June's
phone book listings
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AT&SF 25 year
Congratulation letter
1968 Congratulation
VP letter
1968 Congratulation
VP letter
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George & June's House
529 Columbia Ave.
Naperville, IL
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George on the
left Hospitality
Magazine 1970
Fred Harvey Today 1973
43 years of service
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Diamond Tie Tack
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Read George's 1975 retirement
memo to George Fujikawa
1975 Letter from Ron Barr
on George's retirement
Letter from Daggett Harvey
on George's retirement
Special retirement gift
from Ron Barr
Made by Blue Corn of the
San Ildefonso Pueblo
of New Mexico
Blue Corn's
biography
After retiring from
the Fred Harvey Company,
George & June lived in
Scottsdale, AZ.
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