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Scene of a car accident looking South on Gravenstein Highway (116) at the intersection of Sparkes Road, 1930s

Title

Scene of a car accident looking South on Gravenstein Highway (116) at the intersection of Sparkes Road, 1930s

Creator (Person)

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

Creation Date (Original)

about 1930

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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: The scene of a car accident looking South on Gravenstein Highway (116) at the intersection of Bloomfield Road. The two cars in the accident are seen middle foreground. A group of men stand across the road by another car with what appears to be a policeman's motorcycle. Circa 1930s

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_007477

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Scene of a car accident looking South on Gravenstein Highway (116) at the intersection of Sparkes Road, 1930s

Creator (Person)

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

View on Alternative Site

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

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Description

Creation Date (Original)

about 1930

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

8" x 10"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Time Period)

1930-1939

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["policeman","motorcycle","Vintage car","car accident","Gravenstein Highway South","1930s","Bloomfield Road"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Sebastopol"]

Geographic Feature

["Gravenstein Highway South","Sparkes Road"]

Street Address

Sparkes Road and Gravenstein Highway South, Sebastopol, California

Latitude

38.38372

Longitude

-122.810942

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Creator Note

Photographed by William S. "Bill" Borba, Sebastopol, California.

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["William S. Borba Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

7477

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_007477

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

05-039

Negative #

N334

Original/Copy Note

Photocopy

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack B: Shelf 6: Box 6

Negative Location

Photo Negative Binder B 5 B1

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