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John F. Broxmeyer dressed as Santa Claus, 635 D Street, Petaluma, California, in the 1930s

Title

John F. Broxmeyer dressed as Santa Claus, 635 D Street, Petaluma, California, in the 1930s

Creation Date (Original)

1930s

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Description

John F. Broxmeyer (June 1, 1915-April 22, 1994), dressed as Santa standing by A F. Tomasini Hardware truck, which is parked in front of the Americo Tomasini residence; attached decorated trailer with horses representing reindeer.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Santa Claus"]

Subject (Person)

["Broxmeyer, John F., 1915-1994"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["A.F. Tomasini Hardware (Petaluma, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_040518

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

John F. Broxmeyer dressed as Santa Claus, 635 D Street, Petaluma, California, in the 1930s

View on Alternative Site

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Description

Biographical or Historical Note

John F. Broxmeyer and his "sleigh" would visit children at various ranches in the Petaluma area. For more information, see: Harlan Osborne column, Toolin' Around Town, Argus-Courier, 2007-12-19.

Creation Date (Original)

1930s

Reprinting Date (Original)

October 4, 2013

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photographic print

Other Physical Details

Black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

15 x 25 cm; with borders, 20 x 25 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Person)

["Broxmeyer, John F., 1915-1994"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["A.F. Tomasini Hardware (Petaluma, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1930-1939

Subject (Topical)

["Santa Claus"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Geographic Feature

["D Street"]

Street Address

635 D Street, Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.228883

Longitude

-122.638928

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Reprinted from original print by the Lab, 400 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, Calif., October 4, 2013.

Related Periodical, Etc.

Petaluma Argus-courier, 2007-12-19, Osborn, Harlan. Toolin' around town

Original Collection Name

["Harlan Osborne collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1418661

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_040518

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565011096194 (ANNEX PHOTO 40518);37565024991555 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 40518)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 40518;ARCHIVES PHOTO 40518

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library

Location of Originals

Print: Sonoma County Archives (managed by Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library)

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 Tourism Grant (2012-2013)

Contributing Organizations

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

Fiscal Sponsor

Sonoma County Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (http://www.sonomalibrary.org)

Date Digitized

2014

Digitizing Agency

Luna Imaging, Inc. 2702 Media Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90065-1733 (http://www.lunaimaging.com)

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (400 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

Date of donation not determined

Filename

cstr_pho_040518.jp2

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