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French Policy winning the Inaugural Purse, Santa Rosa, California, July 15, 1968

Title

French Policy winning the Inaugural Purse, Santa Rosa, California, July 15, 1968

Creator (Person)

["Walsh, Les, 1908-1987"]

Creation Date (Original)

1968

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Description

French Policy in the winners circle after capturing the Inaugural Purse. Shows: Kjell H. Quale (owner)--Jerry Dutton (trainer)--Bobby Jennings (jocky)--Helen Putnam.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Contributor(s) (Corporate Body)

["Les Walsh Photo"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Race horses","Horse racing","French Policy (Race horse)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_011845

Subject (Meeting or Event)

["Inaugural Purse (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

French Policy winning the Inaugural Purse, Santa Rosa, California, July 15, 1968

Creator (Person)

["Walsh, Les, 1908-1987"]

View on Alternative Site

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

Maps/StreetView

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Contributor(s) (Corporate Body)

["Les Walsh Photo"]

Description

French Policy in the winners circle after capturing the Inaugural Purse. Shows: Kjell H. Quale (owner)--Jerry Dutton (trainer)--Bobby Jennings (jocky)--Helen Putnam.

Biographical or Historical Note

Desert Knolls placed second, Apache Moon third. Winning time for the six furlongs race was 1:11:3.

Publisher Location (Original)

San Rafael, Calif.

Publisher (Original)

Les Walsh

Creation Date (Original)

1968

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photographic print

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Meeting or Event)

["Inaugural Purse (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1968

Subject (Topical)

["Race horses","Horse racing","French Policy (Race horse)"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Santa Rosa"]

Street Address

Santa Rosa, California

Latitude

38.4404674

Longitude

-122.7144314

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Creator Note

Les Walsh (Dec. 18, 1908-Oct. 9, 1987), born Carl Leslie Walsh, was a Marin County photographer and owner of Les Walsh Photo of San Rafael, Calif. He specialized in photographing horses and was staff photographer for Hoof Beats Magazine, as well as a frequent photographer for the races at the Sonoma County Fair and as photographer for many of California's best know trail rides. His renown as a horse photographer brought him in contact with many celebrities who later became friends, including Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Walt Disney. He also served as photographer for the Marin County Coroner, Frank Keaton, who was his cousin.

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

481325

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_011845

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Sonoma County Fair"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565010229580 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 11845)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 11845

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Petaluma History Room, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA 94952 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/petaluma-history-room)

Copyright Statement

The Sonoma County Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo .

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Advertising Grant (2007-2008)

Contributing Organizations

Owned by Sonoma County Library.

Fiscal Sponsor

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Date Digitized

2011

Digitizing Agency

Backstage Library Works, 533 East 1860 South, Provo UT 84606 http://www.bslw.com)

Digitization Note

Scanned from original photo, June 2008.

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (600 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1994

Filename

cstr_pho_011845.jp2

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