Robert Tronolone photographs. Archival Collection 97

Robert Tronolone photographs.

Archival Collection 97

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Robert Tronolone photographs. Archival Collection 97

Title: Robert Tronolone photographs.

Creator: Tronolone, Robert.

Call Number: Archival Collection 97

Quantity: 16 unprocessed boxes.

Abstract: The Robert Tronolone photographs consists of approximately 50,000 negatives of sports car racing in the 1950s-1970s and from Indy Car races from the late 1960s. This collection has not been processed so all subjects and counts are subject to change.

Language: Materials are in English.

Biography: Robert “Bob” Tronolone was born in . His family moved west and settled in Arizona, where he photographed his first race, a 100-mile race for AAA Championship cars held at a dirt track at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix. In 1955, he was drafted to serve with the Army in Korea for 21 months. After his time in the Army he resumed his photography and focused on dirt-track races for Championship and Sprint cars. A large focus of his work is on amateur sports car racing in California during the 1950s. He attended and photographed every 500 from 1961-1993. Tronolone’s images are respected and admired for their composition and many were published.

Scope and Content Note: The collection is largely unprocessed, but 35 moving image film reels were separated from the rest of the collection and organized into Series 1.

Series 1 .Moving Image Film Reels: contains 35 moving image film reels, most reels are about the from the late 1950s to the 1960s.

Series 2:

Series 3:

Acquisition Note: The Revs Institute acquired the Robert Tronolone photographs in 2018 (accession number 2018-044).

Access Restrictions: The Robert Tronolone photographs are not open for research. Once the collection has been processed, it will be open for research.

Publication Rights: Copyright has been assigned to the Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

Citation: Courtesy of the Revs Institute, Robert Tronolone photographs Archival Collection 97.

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Robert Tronolone photographs. Archival Collection 97

Processed: The Robert Tronolone photographs has not been processed.

OCLC Number: 1076358847

LC Name Authority for Robert Tronolone: None available as of October 2018.

Virtual International Authority File for Robert Tronolone: None available as of October 2018.

Finding aid completion date: October 2018, Revised October 2019.

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Robert Tronolone photographs. Archival Collection 97

Series 1. Moving Image Film Reels: contains 35 moving image film reels, most reels are about the Indianapolis 500 from the late 1950s to the 1960s.

Series 1. Moving Image Film Reels Film Description Box Reel “Racing Highlites Stocks at Daytona, Atlanta, Sprint Dick Wallen 1 1 Productions” “1966 ‘500’, Drag and Ski Boats, Hydroplanes, and Drags Dick Wallen 1 2 Productions” “The Safest ‘500’ Indianapolis 1965 ‘The Short Way Around’ by Racefilm 1 3 Productions -O-” “Racing Highlites Winchester, Atlanta, Times Dick Wallen Productions” 1 4 “Unidentified” 1 5 “1962 Indianapolis ‘500’ by Sportlite Productions” 1 6 “1963 Indianapolis ‘500’ Design for a Winner Racefilm Productions” 1 7 “1961 Half-Century Indianapolis ‘500’ Racefilm Productions” 1 8 “1967 Daytona, Riverside, Super Modifieds, Midgets and Sprint Cars. Dick 1 9 Wallen Productions” “Racing Highlites Stock Cars at Daytona, Riverside, Dirt Track, and Cycles 1 10 Dick Wallen Productions” “1911 Indianapolis ‘500’ ‘The First 500’ The Beginning of an American 2 11 Tradition” “1961 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside” 2 12 “1964 Indianapolis ‘500’ The Tragic 2nd Lap Accident Filmed by a Spectator” 2 13 “1961 USAC 100-Miler Milwaukee June, 1961” 2 14 “1966 Sebring 12 Hours of Endurance Sportlite Films” 2 15 “ (Sportlite) 2 16 “Unidentified” 2 17 “1962 Indianapolis ‘500’ ‘The Ragged Edge’ Racefilm Productions” 2 18 “1957 24th Mille Miglia Racefilm Productions” 2 19 “1966 Indianapolis ‘500’ Sportlite Films” 2 20 “‘The Tinley Park Express’ Scenes from the Life of Tony Bettenhausen -O-” 2 21 “Highlights of ‘Space Walk’” 3 22 “Unidentified” 3 23

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Series 1. Moving Image Film Reels Film Description Box Reel “Drive Round Brands Hatch with Stirling Moss, Cine-Circuit Films” 3 24 “Drive Round Monaco with Stirling Moss, Cine-Circuit Films” 3 25 “ (Sportlite Films)” 3 26 “Racing Highlites, Sprints, Riverside, Daytona Dick Wallen Productions” 3 27 “1959 Indianapolis ‘500’ ‘The Final Test’ Racefilm Productions” 3 28 “1960 Indianapolis ‘500’ Sportlite Films Productions” 3 29 “1964 Indianapolis ‘500’ the Tragic ‘500’ Sportlight Films” 3 30 “Unidentified” 3 31 “The Tragic ‘500’ Indianapolis, 1964 ‘Strategy for Speed’ by Racefilm 3 32 Productions -O-” “1961 Indianapolis ‘500’ The Golden Anniversary Sportlight Film 3 33 Productions” “1963 Indianapolis ‘500’ Sportlite Films Productions -O-” 3 34 “1965 Indianapolis ‘500’ ‘The New Look’ Sportlite Films” 3 35

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