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Petrified Charlie and an unidentified man standing next to a petrified tree, Calistoga, California, 1879

Title

Petrified Charlie and an unidentified man standing next to a petrified tree, Calistoga, California, 1879

Creation Date (Original)

1879

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Description

Petrified Charlie is standing to the left of the petrified tree.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Contributor(s) (Person)

["Bockee, Ollie, 1878-1950"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Environment"]

Subject (Topical)

["Petrified forests"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_036681

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Petrified Charlie and an unidentified man standing next to a petrified tree, Calistoga, California, 1879

Additional Title(s)

Charles Evans (Petrified Charlie) on left, 1879

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Contributor(s) (Person)

["Bockee, Ollie, 1878-1950"]

Description

Petrified Charlie is standing to the left of the petrified tree.

Biographical or Historical Note

Charles P. Evans, known as Petrified Charlie, was a Swedish sailor who, for a period of time, owned the land encompassing the Petrified Forest.

Creation Date (Original)

1879

Reprinting Date (Original)

2011-04-26

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

26 x 20 cm.

Local History and Culture Theme

["Environment"]

Subject (Time Period)

1879

Subject (Topical)

["Petrified forests"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Petrified Forest"]

Geographic Feature

["Petrified Forest Road"]

Street Address

4100 Petrified Forest Road, Calistoga, California

Latitude

38.5554348

Longitude

-122.6386532

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Source of Title Variations

Caption title: Charles Evans (Petrified Charlie) on left, 1879

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Scanned from original photograph.

Other Notes

It is possible that the petrified tree pictured in this photograph is the "Queen of the Forest," measuring 80 ft. in length and 12 ft. in diam.

Source note

This photograph was scanned from "Ollie Bockee Petrified Forest of Sonoma County scrapbook, 1930-1962"

Bibliographies

Petrified Forest of Sonoma County scrapbook: 1930-1962

Related Publication (Book)

Ollie Bockee Petrified Forest of Sonoma County scrapbook, 1930-1962

Original Collection Name

["Ollie Bockee Petrified Forest collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1330044

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_036681

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Mystery Photographs"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565029070645 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 36681)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 36681

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

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, California (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)

Date Digitized

2011

Digitizing Agency

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

Digitization Note

Scanned from reprint.

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (400 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

Before 1992

Provenance

Scrapbook originally created by and owned by Ollie Bockee, owner of the Petrified Forest

Filename

cstr_pho_036681.jp2

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