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Caskhead depicting Bacchus at the Italian Swiss Colony

 
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Title
Caskhead depicting Bacchus at the Italian Swiss Colony
Creation Date (Original)
between 1961 and 1970
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View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
Description
Show Italian Swiss Colony employee in costume (actually "Little Old Winemaker--Me! actor from a series of television commercials, Ludwig Stossel) standing below caskhead. Caption on verso:"The giant caskhead, once a featured part of California wine industry's exhibit at a world's fair in San Francisco in 1939-40, is preserved at the winery. It depicts Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and grape growing, known as Dionysius in Greek mythology. The caskhead is preserved at the winery in Asti, California, 85 miles north of San Francisco." [Postcard no.] 1972.
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Digital Collections Identifier
cstr_pho_035035
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