Meeker Brothers Sawmill on Dixon's Creek east of Occidental - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Meeker Brothers Sawmill on Dixon's Creek east of Occidental

Creation Date (Original)

19uu

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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: Meeker Brothers Sawmill--Camp Meeker "Boss" and "Governor" Meeker bought the land and sawmill of Frank M. Gifford in 1876 to establish their mill located on Dixon's Creek east of Occidental. Pictured: Joe Palmer 3rd from left and Eva Palmer, 1st woman on left.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Logging and Mining"]

Subject (Person)

["Palmer, Eva","Palmer, Joe"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002024

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Meeker Brothers Sawmill on Dixon's Creek east of Occidental

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)

19uu

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

4 5/8" x 6 1/2"

Dimension Details

Framed in poster board 7" x 8 3/4"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Logging and Mining"]

Subject (Person)

["Palmer, Eva","Palmer, Joe"]

Subject (Time Period)

1900-1999

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Palmer, Eva","Palmer, Joe"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["lumber mill","logging","circular saw","apparel--hats","Meeker's Saw Mill"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Occidental"]

Street Address

Occidental, California

Latitude

38.40711

Longitude

-122.947529

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

2024

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002024

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

79-07-010

Original/Copy Note

Original

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS~Archives: Rack A: Shelf 4: Box 2

Condition Notes

Fair

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