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Jay F. Meacham and Clara Meacham stand by a Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad car, Sonoma County, California, 1924

Title

Jay F. Meacham and Clara Meacham stand by a Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad car, Sonoma County, California, 1924

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

Creation Date (Original)

1924

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Description

Jay Frank Meacham and Clara M. Meacham stand by the steps of a Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad car.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Railroads"]

Subject (Person)

["Meacham, Clara M., 1889-1985","Meacham, Jay Frank, 1885-1945"]

Subject (Family)

["Meacham family"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection","Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_043428

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)"]

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Jay F. Meacham and Clara Meacham stand by a Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad car, Sonoma County, California, 1924

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

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Description

Jay Frank Meacham and Clara M. Meacham stand by the steps of a Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad car.

Biographical or Historical Note

Jay Frank Meacham (1885-1945) He married Clara M. Lamb (1889-1985). Jay was a conductor on the railroad for 30 years.

Creation Date (Original)

1924

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

35 x 28 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Person)

["Meacham, Clara M., 1889-1985","Meacham, Jay Frank, 1885-1945"]

Subject (Family)

["Meacham family"]

Subject (Time Period)

1924

Subject (Topical)

["Railroads"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Street Address

Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.236523

Longitude

-122.6354787

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Creator Note

Don Meacham (May 30, 1916-Feb. 28, 2010) was born in Cowell, Contra Costa County in 1916. He lived most of his life in Sonoma County where he retired as freelance commercial photographer after 50 years in the profession. He worked as a photographer in the Navy during WWII; was the flagship photographer on the U.S.S. Augusta during the North African invasion; and was Chief Photographer of the Naval Air Station in Santa Rosa until the war ended. Meacham was a charter member and chairman of the Santa Rosa Civic Art Commission and was instrumental in establishing Arttrium, the county's first visual and performing arts festival.

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Reproduced from original print by The Lab (400 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, California), October 2014.

Source note

Don Meacham followed a photographic career in Sonoma County, California. He took this photograph when he was 8 years old.

Original Collection Name

["Don Meacham photograph collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985, SPC.00012.01.043428 (Photo 43428, Sonoma County Library Digital Collections), History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.

Collection Guide Name

Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)

Collection Guide URL

View collection guide

Local System Identifier

1498779

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_043428

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection","Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Railroads of Sonoma County and Northern California"]

Archival Collection Item Identifier

SPC.00012.01.043428

Archival Collection Identifier

["SPC.00012"]

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)"]

Archival Collection Series

["SPC.00012.01. Photographs, 1930-1985"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565024892118 (ARCHIVES OVERSIZE PHOTO 43428)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES OVERSIZE PHOTO 43428

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County Archives (Managed by the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 http://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library)

Location of Originals

Sonoma County Archives

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 http://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2015-2016)

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)

Date Digitized

2016

Digitizing Agency

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

Archival File Data Quality

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

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

2016

Filename

cstr_pho_043428.jp2

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