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William Arden Akers drives his toy automobile on Bassett Street in Petaluma, California, about 1920

Title

William Arden Akers drives his toy automobile on Bassett Street in Petaluma, California, about 1920

Creation Date (Original)

1920?

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Description

William Arden Akers sits in his toy automobile dressed in a straw hat and overalls.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Akers, William Arden, 1915-1989"]

Subject (Family)

["Akers family"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042904

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

William Arden Akers drives his toy automobile on Bassett Street in Petaluma, California, about 1920

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Description

William Arden Akers sits in his toy automobile dressed in a straw hat and overalls.

Biographical or Historical Note

William Arden Akers (1915-1989) was the son of Stephen Henderson and Grace M. Akers.

Creation Date (Original)

1920?

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

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Akers, William Arden, 1915-1989"]

Subject (Family)

["Akers family"]

Subject (Time Period)

1920

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Geographic Feature

["Bassett Street"]

Street Address

215 Bassett Street, Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.230219

Longitude

-122.645207

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title assigned by cataloger.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

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

Source note

The donor of the photograph is the son of William Arden Akers.

Original Collection Name

["Akers collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1498239

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042904

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565024719873 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 42904)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 42904

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

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

Location of Originals

Kevin Akers

Copyright Statement

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Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2014-2015)

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,

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