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Ollie Bockee and an unidentified man standing in front of the Babes in the Wood Wishing Well, Calistoga, California, about 1948

Title

Ollie Bockee and an unidentified man standing in front of the Babes in the Wood Wishing Well, Calistoga, California, about 1948

Creation Date (Original)

about 1948

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Description

It is possible that the man standing next to Ollie Bockee is David Bockee.

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"]

Subject (Person)

["Bockee, Ollie, 1878-1950"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_036675

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Ollie Bockee and an unidentified man standing in front of the Babes in the Wood Wishing Well, Calistoga, California, about 1948

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Contributor(s) (Person)

["Bockee, Ollie, 1878-1950"]

Description

It is possible that the man standing next to Ollie Bockee is David Bockee.

Biographical or Historical Note

Ollie Bockee was born in Clinton, Iowa, and was the daughter of Charles and Belle Orre. She was married to a man named Carl Young. Together they had a son named Harold Young. After Carl's death Ollie moved to San Francisco, California, and in 1910 she married a man named David Bockee. In 1914 the Bockee's purchased the land containing the Petrified Forest, located in Calistoga, California

Creation Date (Original)

about 1948

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

20 x 26 cm.

Local History and Culture Theme

["Environment"]

Subject (Person)

["Bockee, Ollie, 1878-1950"]

Subject (Time Period)

1948

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

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Scanned from original photograph.

Other Notes

Money thrown into the Babes in the Wood Wishing Well was donated to the Northern California Society for Crippled Children.

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

1330035

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_036675

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)

37565029070512 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 36675)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 36675

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_036675.jp2

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