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Men's Room door and the rear exit of the Villa Fonte's, Petaluma, California, October 1956

Title

Men's Room door and the rear exit of the Villa Fonte's, Petaluma, California, October 1956

Creation Date (Original)

October 1, 1956

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Description

The closed men's room door is seen, as well as the rear exit of the nightclub.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Public Safety, Law and Crime"]

Subject (Topical)

["Nightclubs","Crime scenes"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042488

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Men's Room door and the rear exit of the Villa Fonte's, Petaluma, California, October 1956

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Description

The closed men's room door is seen, as well as the rear exit of the nightclub.

Biographical or Historical Note

The proprietor of the nightclub was William Fonte. Walter Rubendall (1932-1964) entered the nightclub through this door before his attack on Norman Lankford.

Creation Date (Original)

October 1, 1956

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

["Public Safety, Law and Crime"]

Subject (Time Period)

1956

Subject (Topical)

["Nightclubs","Crime scenes"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Geographic Feature

["East Washington Street"]

Street Address

401 East Washington Street, Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.238528

Longitude

-122.63619

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.

Other Notes

Reference: Petaluma Argus-Courier, May 12, 1952, p 1 and Petaluma Argus Courier, Bill Sobranes column, May 13, 1952.

Source note

This photograph was taken and used as an exhibit in the Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. 36056

Original Collection Name

["Superior Court Cases collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1497948

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042488

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565023237364 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 42488)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 42488

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

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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