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Spurr, Josiah Edward, 1870-1950
Josiah Edward Spurr (1870-1950) was born into a family of fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He received his Master's degree in geology from Harvard University in 1894 and was appointed to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) the same year. In 1896, Spurr was sent, with two other USGS geologists, to survey the Alaskan interior. This historically important expedition was followed in 1898 by an equally important journey down the 702 mile-long Kuskokwim River, surveying previously uncharted mountains, lakes, volcanoes and glaciers.
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Garside, Sherwin Frank, 1915-1986
Journalist and photographer Sherwin "Scoop" Garside was born in Tonopah, Nevada in 1915. He was the son of Frank Garside, an owner of many newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review, which became the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 1929. Sherwin Garside moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when his father purchased the Las Vegas Review in 1926. Garside graduated from Las Vegas High School, where he earned the nickname "Scoop" writing for the school newspaper, The Desert Breeze.
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Wagner, Max, 1901-1975
Mexican-American actor, Maxwell Sergius Wagner was most known for starring in most of Preston Sturges' films. Wagner was one of five children born to William Wallace Wagner and Edith Gilfillan in Torreon, Mexico on November 28, 1901. After his father died in the Mexican Revolution, the Wagner family moved to Salinas, California. He followed three of his brothers to Hollywood, California to work in the film industry.
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