Nell Shipman, her son Barry, and actor Otto Lederer pose for a World War I fundraising appeal. Lederer appeared with Shipman in the films "The Wild Strain" and "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," both released in 1918. Shipman also spoke at...
Envelope printed with the return address and logo of Nell Shipman Productions, Inc., the corporate name under which Shipman produced her independent films beginning with "The Girl From God's Country" in 1920. The envelope is addressed to Marie...
Filming a scene in "The Grub-Stake." Actors Nell Shipman (as Faith Diggs) and Hugh Thompson (as Jeb, her romantic interest) are at center, in the scene.
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Cover illustration on the dust jacket of the edition of Shipman's correspondence published by Boise State University in 2003. Edited by Tom Trusky, "Letters from God's Country: Nell Shipman: Selected Correspondence & Writings, 1912-1970" is "an...
Nell Shipman and her co-director, Bert Van Tuyle, on the set of "The Girl From God's Country." Although the 1920 U.S. census lists Van Tuyle and Shipman ("Helen F. Van Tuyle") as husband and wife, they were never married. They were then living...
Co-directors Nell Shipman and Bert Van Tuyle on horseback during the filming of "The Girl From God's Country." Also on horseback is Edward Burns, and in the foreground is Nell Shipman's dog Laddie.
Nell Shipman hugs the cliff (at left) during the filming of a scene in "The Grub-Stake." Cinematographer Joseph B. Walker described the scene in his memoir, "The Light on Her Face" (1984): "Nell Shipman emotes, assistant cameraman Clif Maupin...
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Actor Hugh Thompson (as Jeb, Faith Diggs' romantic interest) comes to rescue Faith (Nell Shipman) from the clutches of the villain Mark Leroy (portrayed by Alfred Allen) in a scene from "The Grub-Stake."
Edward Rhodenbaugh's daily, sometimes hourly, account of activities during the summer break of 1924. As a teacher at Gooding College, Edward had the summer off. He spent his time traveling throughout Idaho and Easter Oregon, including Craters of...
Tom Trusky (1944-2009), professor of English at Boise State University, examines a reel of film in his campus office, surrounded by Nell Shipman memorabilia. Trusky first became intrigued with the filmmaker in the early 1980s when he learned she...
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Co-director Bert Van Tuyle, financier W.H. Clune, camerman Jospeh B. Walker, and Nell Shipman's young son Barry, during the filming of "The Girl From God's Country."
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Shooting at night, with the aid of flares, during the filming of "The Girl From God's Country." Co-director Bert Van Tuyle is crouching in the foreground.
Nell Shipman's cameraman, Joseph B. Walker. His first feature film work as a cinematographer was on Shipman's "Back to God's Country." He also worked with her on "Trail of the Arrow," "A Bear, A Boy and A Dog," " Something New," "The Girl From...
West, Jessamyn--Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; Quakers in literature; California in literature
