1948 apple dryer fire at the Oehlmann drier in Graton, California - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

1948 apple dryer fire at the Oehlmann drier in Graton, California

Creation Date (Original)

1948

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View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa

Description

Photo--black and white: The 1948 apple dryer fire at the Oehlmann drier in Graton (predecessor to Manzana Products Co.). Employees attempted to put out the fire with cider vinegar, but the plant was damaged so severely, that it had to be rebuilt. At this time the decision was made not to replace the kilns. The business was changed to a cannery and fruit drying was discontinued. Train tracks are seen in the foregournd.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Public Safety, Law and Crime"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_006522

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

1948 apple dryer fire at the Oehlmann drier in Graton, California

View on Alternative Site

View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa

Maps/StreetView

View location in Google Maps

Description

Creation Date (Original)

1948

Category

["8: Communication Artifact"]

Subcategory

["Documentary Artifact"]

Material Type (WSCHS)

["Print, Photographic"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

5" x 7"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Public Safety, Law and Crime"]

Subject (Time Period)

1940-1949

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Oehlmann, R. E."]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["agriculture","tracks","1948","building fire","fire","apple dryer","railroad"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Graton"]

Geographic Feature

["Green Valley Road"]

Street Address

9141 Green Valley Road, Graton, California

Latitude

38.44473

Longitude

-122.873798

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

6522

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_006522

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Railroads of Sonoma County and Northern California"]

Accession #

03-164

Original/Copy Note

Copy

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack M: Shelf 4: Box 1

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