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California St. Cable Car of San Francisco travels north on North Main Street, Sebastopol, California, October 1967

Title

California St. Cable Car of San Francisco travels north on North Main Street, Sebastopol, California, October 1967

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

Creation Date (Original)

1967

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Description

Apple Blossom Special--Sign on side of cable car bus.;Bus made to look like a San Francisco cable car travels north past the Town House Restaurant (146 North Main).

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Buses","Savings and loan associations"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["California Street Cable Car of San Francisco (Firm)","Summit Savings and Loan Association"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection","Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_025278

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)"]

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

California St. Cable Car of San Francisco travels north on North Main Street, Sebastopol, California, October 1967

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

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Description

Apple Blossom Special--Sign on side of cable car bus.;Bus made to look like a San Francisco cable car travels north past the Town House Restaurant (146 North Main).

Biographical or Historical Note

The California St. Cable Car of San Francisco bus is part of the the grand opening of Summit Savings, 119 North Main in October, 1967. For a complete description of the event see the Sebastopol Times, October 5, 1967, pages 1.

Creation Date (Original)

1967

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photograph

Other Physical Details

black and white

Item Physical Dimensions

21 x 26 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["California Street Cable Car of San Francisco (Firm)","Summit Savings and Loan Association"]

Subject (Time Period)

1960-1969

Subject (Topical)

["Buses","Savings and loan associations"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Sebastopol"]

Geographic Feature

["North Main Street"]

Street Address

138 North Main Street, Sebastopol, California

Latitude

38.402692

Longitude

-122.824554

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Creator Note

Photographer Don Meacham (May 30, 1916-Feb. 28, 2010) was born in Cowell, Contra Costa County in 1916. He lived most of his life in Sonoma County where he retired as freelance commercial photographer after 50 years in the profession. He worked as a photographer in the Navy during WWII; was the flagship photographer on the U.S.S. Augusta during the North African invasion; and was Chief Photographer of the Naval Air Station in Santa Rosa until the war ended. Meacham was a charter member and chairman of the Santa Rosa Civic Art Commission and was instrumental in establishing Arttrium, the county's first visual and performing arts festival.

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Original Collection Name

["Don Meacham photograph collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985, SPC.00012.01.025278 (Photo 25278, Sonoma County Library Digital Collections), History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.

Collection Guide Name

Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)

Collection Guide URL

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Local System Identifier

1342052

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_025278

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection","Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

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

Archival Collection Item Identifier

SPC.00012.01.025278

Archival Collection Identifier

["SPC.00012"]

Archival Collection Sort Name

["Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)"]

Archival Collection Series

["SPC.00012.01. Photographs, 1930-1985"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565023048258 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 25278)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 25278

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

Copyright Statement

Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Tom Heuser. Copyright Holder has given Sonoma County Library permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Consult with the Library for copyright holder contact information: https://sonomalibrary.quartexcollections.com/about/contact-us

Copyright Holder

Estate of Don Meacham

Copyright Date

1967

Copyright Notice

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2009-2010)

Contributing Organizations

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Fiscal Sponsor

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Archival File Data Quality

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

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1998

Filename

cstr_pho_025278.jp2

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