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Title

Ray Pelton and the number 506 freight motor of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad, Petaluma, California, 1930?

Creator (Person)

["Meacham, Don"]

Creation Date (Original)

1930?

View on Alternative Site

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

Description

Pelton has his hands on a crate of Gravenstein apples; near Copeland Street.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Railroad motorcars"]

Subject (Person)

["Pelton, Ray"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Company"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

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

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_013203

Archival Collection Sort Name

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

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Ray Pelton and the number 506 freight motor of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad, Petaluma, California, 1930?

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

Maps/StreetView

View location in Google Maps

Description

Pelton has his hands on a crate of Gravenstein apples; near Copeland Street.

Creation Date (Original)

1930?

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

20 x 25 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Person)

["Pelton, Ray"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Company"]

Subject (Time Period)

1930-1939

Subject (Topical)

["Railroad motorcars"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Street Address

Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.232417

Longitude

-122.6366524

Geocoding Status

["Approximate 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 from verso.

Original Creation or Publication Details

Photographer: Don Meacham.

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.00012.01.013203 (Photo 13203, 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

483094

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_013203

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"]

Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s)

["Railroads of Sonoma County and Northern California"]

Archival Collection Item Identifier

SPC.00012.01.013203

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)

37565005570683 (ANNEX PHOTO 13203);37565029083028 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 13203)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 13203;ARCHIVES PHOTO 13203

OCLC number

30644673

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

1930

Copyright Notice

© Estate of Don Meacham

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

Date Digitized

2000

Digitizing Agency

Sonoma County Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 https://sonomalibrary.org

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (600 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1994

Filename

cstr_pho_013203.jp2

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