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Native Sons of the Golden West at a work party for the General Joseph Hooker monument, in the Valley of the Moon near Sonoma, California, June 19, 1933

Title

Native Sons of the Golden West at a work party for the General Joseph Hooker monument, in the Valley of the Moon near Sonoma, California, June 19, 1933

Creator (Person)

["Borba, William S. (William Sebastian), 1886-1971"]

Creation Date (Original)

July 13, 1933

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Description

Unidentified women assocated with the Native Sons of the Golden West stand near the Hooker Mounument in honor of Major General Joseph "Fighting Jo" Hooker of the Union Army following a NSGW work party.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Education and Culture"]

Subject (Topical)

["Historical markers"]

Subject (Person)

["Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Joseph Hooker Monument (Sonoma, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_001040

Item Details
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Item Details

Title

Native Sons of the Golden West at a work party for the General Joseph Hooker monument, in the Valley of the Moon near Sonoma, California, June 19, 1933

Creator (Person)

["Borba, William S. (William Sebastian), 1886-1971"]

Title Statement

W.S. Borba, Sebastopol, California

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Description

Biographical or Historical Note

The Native Sons of the Golden West's journal, the Grizzley Bear, reported in the May 1926 issue that a tour of the Valley of the Moon that month would include "a stop ... at the ranch which was the home of General "Fighting" Joe Hooker. Here the landmarks committee of the Grand Parlor, Joseph R. Knowland chairman, will erect a peramanent marker" (The Grizzly Bear, May 1926, page 80). Hooker's ranch was located three miles north of the City of Sonoma. The monument The NSGW journal, the Grizzly Bear, reported that "[t]he Sonoma County Past Presidents Assembly No. 9 met at Sonoma City June 19 and arranged to do some necessary work at the historic Hooker marker"(The Grizzly Bear, July 1933, page 13). Monument located three miles from Sonoma on Highway 12, dedicated to Major General Joseph Hooker. The bronze plate was stolen during World War II for scrap.

Creation Date (Original)

July 13, 1933

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photographic print

Item Physical Dimensions

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

Local History and Culture Theme

["Education and Culture"]

Subject (Person)

["Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Joseph Hooker Monument (Sonoma, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1933

Subject (Topical)

["Historical markers"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Sonoma"]

Geographic Feature

["Sonoma Highway"]

Street Address

16175 Sonoma Highway, Sonoma, California

Latitude

38.3351055

Longitude

-122.4917104

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Original Creation or Publication Details

Photograph taken by NSGW member W. S. Borba, July, 1933.

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

432432

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_001040

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

-140828 (ANNEX PHOTO 1040);37565027218196 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 1040);37565039780530 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 1040)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 1040;ARCHIVES PHOTO 1040;ARCHIVES PHOTO 1040

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)

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

Contributing Organizations

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

Date Digitized

2017

Digitizing Agency

Sonoma County Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (https://sonomalibrary.org)

Archival File Data Quality

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

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1992

Filename

cstr_pho_001040.jp2

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