Spineless cactus beside temporary greenhouse - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Spineless cactus beside temporary greenhouse

Creator (Person)

["Patterson, Frank (Francis Julian), 1884-1963"]

Creation Date (Original)

between 1935 and 1955

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Description

Postcard showing spineless cactus beside temporary greenhouse. Laws No. 11.S.87, black and white. Shows EKC insignia on heavy paper. Written description of visit and cactus on reverse. See Content section. Photo dates between 1935-1955.

Material Type (LBH&G)

["Postcard"]

Item Format or Genre

["photographic postcards","black-and-white photographs"]

Contributor(s) (Person)

["Laws, Robert"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Agriculture, Rural Life and Fisheries"]

Subject (Person)

["Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926--Miscellanea"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

castrbhg_pcd_1784

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Spineless cactus beside temporary greenhouse

Creator (Person)

["Patterson, Frank (Francis Julian), 1884-1963"]

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) (Person)

["Laws, Robert"]

Description

Publisher Location (Original)

Corvallis, Ore.?

Publisher (Original)

Robert Laws

Creation Date (Original)

between 1935 and 1955

Class

["Photograph"]

Photo Category

["Postcards"]

Photo Sub- Category

["Postcards"]

Material Type (LBH&G)

["Postcard"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["photographic postcards","black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Local History and Culture Theme

["Agriculture, Rural Life and Fisheries"]

Subject (Person)

["Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926--Miscellanea"]

Subject (Time Period)

1935 - 1955

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Santa Rosa"]

Geographic Feature

["Santa Rosa Avenue"]

Street Address

204 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa, California

Latitude

38.436605

Longitude

-122.711899

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Creator Note

Frank Patterson, born December 20, 1883 in Klickitat, Washington, was a prolific photographer of the West Coast in the 1920s and 1930s, working at studios in Medford, Oregon and San Francisco, California. Patterson began his photography career in the early 1900s in Hood River, where he advertised "Outdoor Photos of All Kinds. Landscapes, Views, Stereograms. Order by Mail." After his first marriage ended in 1921, he remarried and moved to the Medford area, where he specialized in photos of the Crater Lake area. About 1926 he started doing postcards of towns, buildings, commercial spots, etc. from the Medford area to Red Bluff, California. He also traveled from Grants Pass, Oregon to Ukiah, California along the Redwood Highway. In the summer of 1928 be moved to Santa Rosa, California and added Sonoma County to his postcard list. At one time be had 228 dealers selling his postcards. In 1940 his photography career was interrupted when he was sentenced to San Quentin Prison, where he served six years for "Lewd and Lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14". He had pleaded no contest, and did not admit anything. During this time his business was sold to Robert Laws. Upon his release, Patterson went to work for Bear Photo is San Francisco, where he was employed from 1946 till 1959. He died in 1961 in Napa State Hospital, where he was sent after developing Alzheimer's. --Summarized from Old Oregon historic photos site (https://www.oldoregonphotos.com/photographers/frank-patterson.html)

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Original Creation or Publication Details

Photographed by Frank Patterson (1884-1963). In 1944 Frank Patterson sold his inventory and equipment to Robert Laws, who published Patterson's postcards (some uncredited, but retaining Patterson's numbering).

Credit line

Courtesy, the City of Santa Rosa and the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association

Digital Collections Identifier

castrbhg_pcd_1784

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Burbankiana"]

Accession Number

05.022.0001

Other IDs

P-VII-060

Location of Originals

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, 204 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Physical Condition

very good

Copyright Statement

Neither the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association, the City of Santa Rosa, nor the Sonoma County Library make any assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in these 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 Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association, the City of Santa Rosa, or the Sonoma County 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 Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association. Please contact the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association regarding additional reproduction and reuse information at: http://www.lutherburbank.org/contact-us

Project Affiliation

LBH&G Photo Digitization Project--2018

Contributing Organizations

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association (100 Santa Rosa Ave., Room 10, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; http://www.lutherburbank.org); City of Santa Rosa (100 Santa Rosa Ave., Room 10, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; https://www.srcity.org/); Sonoma County Library (6135 State Farm Drive, Rohnert Park, CA; https://sonomalibrary.org/)

Fiscal Sponsor

City of Santa Rosa

Date Digitized

2018

Digitizing Agency

Act 3 Partners (Jack Schaefer, Tiburon, CA; http://www.act3partners.com)

Digitization Note

Scanned from original item, February 2018

Archival File Data Quality

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

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

08/05/2005

Filename

castrbhg_pcd_1784

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