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Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
American film star and the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for best actor, Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was born in Milwaukee, Wisonsin on April 5, 1900 to Caroline Brown and John Edward Tracy. Tracy joined the United States Navy in 1918. Upon his discharge, he enrolled at Ripon Colle as a premed student. While attending Ripon, Tracy auditioned for and eared a part in a play, and quickly discovered his true calling, acting. He moved to New York, New York in 1922 in order to enroll at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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"Goldfields' Lighting Express in the early days.", postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Tinted postcard, "Goldfields' Lighting Express in the early days."A man crouches down with a dog carrying supplies/tools on the animal's back.
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Mining equipment in Esmeralda County: photographic print
Date
1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Mining equipment stored inside a building at Revert Divide Mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada circa early 1900s.
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Correspondence, Helen J. Stewart to Sadie George about the death of William and Edward Kiel
Date
1900-10-11
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Pack mule in the snow: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Tinted postcard titled "The Wandering Moses 40 years in the desert." The postcard shows a man with a pack mule and several men behind them standing in the snow.
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William Hillman Shockley: photographic print
Date
1908
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of William Hillman Shockley in Tonopah, 1908.
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Bunkhouses in Esmeralda County: photographic print
Date
1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Four new bunkhouses and boarding house at the Revert Divide Mining Camp in Esmeralda County, Nevada circa early 1900s.
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