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Robert Fountain talks to open house attendees at The Washing Machine Man, Santa Rosa, California, 1965

Title

Robert Fountain talks to open house attendees at The Washing Machine Man, Santa Rosa, California, 1965

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

Creation Date (Original)

1965

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Description

The Washing Machine Man owner Robert Fountain (center) talks to a young couple over a washing machine. Another attendee is examining a machine the foreground.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Business and Industry"]

Subject (Topical)

["Washing machines"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Washing Machine Man (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

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

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_023165

Archival Collection Sort Name

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

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Robert Fountain talks to open house attendees at The Washing Machine Man, Santa Rosa, California, 1965

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

View on Alternative Site

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

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Description

The Washing Machine Man owner Robert Fountain (center) talks to a young couple over a washing machine. Another attendee is examining a machine the foreground.

Biographical or Historical Note

Franchise dealership for Maytag and Speed Queen washers, located at 151 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California. Owned by Robert M. Fountain.

Creation Date (Original)

1965

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

["Business and Industry"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Washing Machine Man (Santa Rosa, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1960-1969

Subject (Topical)

["Washing machines"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Santa Rosa"]

Geographic Feature

["Santa Rosa Avenue"]

Street Address

151 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California

Latitude

38.437298

Longitude

-122.71236

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.00012.01.023165 (Photo 23165, 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

View collection guide

Local System Identifier

1536727

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_023165

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.00012.01.023165

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)

37565027624294 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 23165);37565027690030 (ANNEX PHOTO 23165)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 23165;ANNEX PHOTO 23165

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 ; Sonoma County Library Archives

Location of Originals

Sonoma County Archives (managed by Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 http://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

1965

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 (600 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1998

Filename

cstr_pho_023165.jp2

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