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Electric Hotel of Forestville behind the electric railroad depot of the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway (P&SR)

Title

Electric Hotel of Forestville behind the electric railroad depot of the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway (P&SR)

Creation Date (Original)

about 1910

View on Alternative Site

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

Description

Photo--black and white: Electric Hotel of Forestville behind the electric railroad depot of the P&SR (Pacific and Santa Rosa) incorporated in 1903. The Hotel was originally the Johntson Hotel, J. W. Johnston proprietor. A horse drawn coach is in front of the hotel. The hotel was located near where Carr's Drive-In is today (circa 2008) in Forestville.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002116

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Electric Hotel of Forestville behind the electric railroad depot of the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway (P&SR)

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)

about 1910

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

8"x10"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Time Period)

1910-1919

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Johnston, J. W.","McConnell, J. P.","McConnell, Clifford"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["Johnston Hotel","Forestville","windmill","hotel","houses horses tank house Forestville depot","depot","Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad","1903 electric railroad","Electric Hotel"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Forestville"]

Geographic Feature

["Railroad Avenue"]

Street Address

Railroad Avenue, Forestville, California

Latitude

38.472743

Longitude

-122.891573

Geocoding Status

["Approximate 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

2116

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002116

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 #

93-304

Original/Copy Note

Original

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 4

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