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Sunset Line and Twine Company manufacturing plant, Petaluma, California, 1940s

Title

Sunset Line and Twine Company manufacturing plant, Petaluma, California, 1940s

Creation Date (Original)

1940s

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Description

The front view of the ivy-covered, brick, two-story plant building with twin towers. The plant was used for the manufacture of line and twine. A grassy field is seen in the foreground.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Business and Industry"]

Subject (Topical)

["Factories","Twine industry"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Carlton-Currier Silk Mill","Belding-Heminway & Corticelli Silk Mill","Sunset Line & Twine Company"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042000

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Sunset Line and Twine Company manufacturing plant, Petaluma, California, 1940s

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Description

The front view of the ivy-covered, brick, two-story plant building with twin towers. The plant was used for the manufacture of line and twine. A grassy field is seen in the foreground.

Biographical or Historical Note

The Sunset Line and Twine building was originally built as the Carlton-Currier Silk Mill in 1892. It was the Belding-Heminway and Corticelli Silk Mill in 1917. The building was purchased by Sunset in 1940.

Creation Date (Original)

1940s

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

20 x 25 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Business and Industry"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Carlton-Currier Silk Mill","Belding-Heminway & Corticelli Silk Mill","Sunset Line & Twine Company"]

Subject (Time Period)

1941-1950

Subject (Topical)

["Factories","Twine industry"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Geographic Feature

["Erwin Street","Jefferson Street"]

Street Address

Erwin Street and Jefferson Street, Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.236197

Longitude

-122.631509

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

Donor, John Agnew is the son of Arthur W. Agnew. Arthur Agnew was the president of Sunset Twine and Line for 45 years (1950-2003)

Original Collection Name

["Sunset Line and Twine collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1513172

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042000

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565023233454 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 42000)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 42000

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

John Agnew

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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