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Symphonette display at the End of the Rainbow theme flower show at the Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, California, 1967

Title

Symphonette display at the End of the Rainbow theme flower show at the Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, California, 1967

Creation Date (Original)

1967

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Description

Features: front view of display with curved arbor; flowers and pea gravel; award winner.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Flower shows","Agricultural exhibitions"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Sonoma County Fair (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_037849

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011 (SPC.00100)"]

Subject (Meeting or Event)

["Sonoma County Fair (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Symphonette display at the End of the Rainbow theme flower show at the Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, California, 1967

Additional Title(s)

Hall of Flowers

View on Alternative Site

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

Maps/StreetView

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Description

Features: front view of display with curved arbor; flowers and pea gravel; award winner.

Biographical or Historical Note

Flower shows have been a major attraction of the Fair since its establishment in 1936. The popularity and size of the displays grew so much that the Farm Machinery Building, a former B-29 bomber airplane hanger that was acquired by the Fair in 1949, was given over to the Hall of Flowers in 1952. In 1958, artist and native Santa Rosan, Will Forni was hired as flower show designer and director. Before 1958 flower shows were coordinated by the Floriculture Committee working under the direction of Clyde Von Grafen. Mr. Forni worked closely with Clyde Von Grafen and later Norvelle Gillespie, well known garden editor for the San Francisco Chronicle and host of the Green Thumb TV show, during his tenure with the Fair. Through the efforts of Forni and his successors, as well as countless volunteers, professional and amateur nurserymen, gardeners, landscape contractors and designers, the Sonoma County Fair has received acclaim for having one of the largest themed flower shows in the country.

Creation Date (Original)

1967

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 20 cm; with borders, measures 20 x 25 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Sonoma County Fair (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Subject (Meeting or Event)

["Sonoma County Fair (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1967

Subject (Topical)

["Flower shows","Agricultural exhibitions"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Santa Rosa"]

Geographic Feature

["Bennett Valley Road"]

Street Address

1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, California

Latitude

38.432974

Longitude

-122.7010645

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Other Notes

See photo #37847.

Original Collection Name

["Sonoma County Fair collection. Flower Show Binder"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Preferred Citation

[Identification of series and item], Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011, cstr_pho_037849 (Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- cstr_pho_037849), Sonoma County Library Archives, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.

Collection Guide Name

Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011

Collection Guide URL

View collection guide

Local System Identifier

1416042

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_037849

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture","Archival Collections"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Sonoma County Fair"]

Archival Collection Item Identifier

SPC.00100.01.01.037849

Archival Collection Identifier

["SPC.00100"]

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Sonoma County Fair and Exposition Media Archives, 1936-2011 (SPC.00100)"]

Archival Collection Series

["SPC.00100.01. Photographs"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565008716093 (ANNEX PHOTO 37849)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 37849

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library

Location of Originals

Print (duplicate): Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library

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

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2011-2012)

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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