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Photo finish and Winner's Circle for #5 horse "Bonded Irish" at the Sonoma County Fair Racetrack, Santa Rosa, California

Title

Photo finish and Winner's Circle for #5 horse "Bonded Irish" at the Sonoma County Fair Racetrack, Santa Rosa, California

Creator (Person)

["Walsh, Les, 1908-1987"]

Creation Date (Original)

1967

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Description

Winner: "Bonded Irish"; Jockey Warren Ferguson; Charles Slender, owner and trainer; left to right: Brad Slender (baby); Charles Slender, Jr; unidentified; Judy Slender; unidentified; Dane Wells; Annie Wells; Charles Slender, Sr; Irene Slender; track groom; horse and jockey.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Bonded Irish (Horse)","Horse racing"]

Subject (Person)

["Ferguson, Warren","Slender, Brad","Slender, Charles D., 1939-","Slender, Judy","Wells, Dane","Wells, Annie, 1954-","Slender, Charles, 1902-1982","Slender, Irene, 1908-1995"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_037695

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Photo finish and Winner's Circle for #5 horse "Bonded Irish" at the Sonoma County Fair Racetrack, Santa Rosa, California

Creator (Person)

["Walsh, Les, 1908-1987"]

Title Statement

Les. Walsh, San Rafael, California

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

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Description

Biographical or Historical Note

Dane and Annie Wells are Irene Slender's sister and brother-in-law.

Creation Date (Original)

1967

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

25 x 20 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Person)

["Ferguson, Warren","Slender, Brad","Slender, Charles D., 1939-","Slender, Judy","Wells, Dane","Wells, Annie, 1954-","Slender, Charles, 1902-1982","Slender, Irene, 1908-1995"]

Subject (Time Period)

1967

Subject (Topical)

["Bonded Irish (Horse)","Horse racing"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Santa Rosa"]

Geographic Feature

["Bennett Valley Road"]

Street Address

1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, California

Latitude

38.432974

Longitude

-122.7010645

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.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Digital copy only.

Original Collection Name

["Sonoma County Fair collection. Horse Binder"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_037695

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

OCLC number

921897655

Location of Originals

Charles Slender, Jr.

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

Copyright Holder

Charles Slender, Jr.

Copyright Holder Info

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2011-2012)

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); Sonoma County Fair & Exposition, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (http://www. sonomacountyfair. com/) 1350 Bennett Valley Road,

Date Digitized

2012

Digitizing Agency

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

Digitization Note

Charles Slender, Jr.

Archival File Data Quality

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

Acquisition Type

["Gift (loan of original)"]

Date of Acquisition

2012

Provenance

Charles Slender, Jr.

Filename

cstr_pho_037695.jp2

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