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- Louis Nikrent's Car during the Santa Monica Road Race, Santa Monica, California, 1913 - Louis Nikrent kicks up dust in his #5 Mercer during the Santa Monica Road Race in the 1913 Grand Prix season. He finished third behind fellow Americans Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield. Santa Monica was the season's only race won by an American driver.
- August 09, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Louis Nikrent's Car during the Santa Monica Road Race, Santa Monica, California, 1913
Louis Nikrent kicks up dust in his #5 Mercer during the Santa Monica Road Race in the 1913 Grand Prix season. He finished third behind fellow Americans Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield. Santa Monica was the season's only race won by an American driver.
- Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920 - Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.
- September 08, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920
Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.