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Joseph Borba stands at the entrance to his tobacco factory holding tobacco leaves

Sort Title: Joseph Borba stands at the entrance to his tobacco factory holding tobacco leaves
Copyright Statement: Neither the Western Sonoma County Historical Society nor the Sonoma County Library make any 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 Western Sonoma County Historical Society. Please contact the Society regarding additional reproduction and reuse information at: https://wschs.org/contact-us
Original/Copy Note: Original
Shelving Location of Physical Item(s): WSCHS Archives: Rack K: Shelf 3: Box 2
Accession #: 03-052
Digital Collections Area Group(s): Local History & Culture
Digital Collection Name(s): Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection
Digital Collections Identifier: casebwsc_pho_003173
Local System Identifier: 3173
Original Collection Name: Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection
Cdm file name: 5618.jp2
Cdm ID: 5615
Cdm Reference URL path: cdm/ref/collection/p15763coll11/id/5615
Archival File Data Quality: Medium resolution master file image (200 ppi)
Archival File ID: 017\3173.JPG
Date Digitized: D:00 M:00 Y:2009
Digitizing Agency: Western Sonoma County Historical Society, 261 South Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472 (https://wschs.org)
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Source of acquisition not identified
Acquisition Type: Gift
Contributing Organizations: Western Sonoma County Historical Society, 261 South Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472 (https://wschs.org)
Cdm file path: /p15763coll11/image/5618.jp2
Item Physical Dimensions: 5" x 7"
Other Physical Details: black-and-white
Material Type (WSCHS): Print, Photographic
Number of Parts or Pages: 1
Item Format or Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Subcategory: Documentary Artifact
Category: 8: Communication Artifact
Item Type: Still image
Date Created or Published (clean) (2): D:00 M:00 Y:1909
Date Created or Published (clean) (1): D:00 M:00 Y:1900
DateType-PublicationStatus: q
Creation Date (Original): early 1900s
Description: Photo--black and white: Joseph Borba stands at the entrance to his tobacco factory holding tobacco leaves. Borba emigrated from the Azores Islands to Sebastopol with his parents in 1892 and he made cigars and ran a cigar shop for many years. The sign above Borba indicates that the building is Cigar Factory No. 11 and he sold cigars, tobacco and smoker's articles. The up-ended horseshoe nailed on the sign indicates Good Luck.
Title: Joseph Borba stands at the entrance to his tobacco factory holding tobacco leaves
Local History and Culture Theme: Business and Industry
Source of Title and Description Note: Title supplied by cataloger
Maps/StreetView: View location in Google Maps
Map Zoom Level: 13
Geocoding Status: Approximate geocoding
Longitude: -122.825254
Latitude: 38.40174
Street Address: Sebastopol, California
Geographic Metadata Source: GNIS
City or Town: Sebastopol
California County: Sonoma
State or Province: California
Country: United States
WSCHS Subject (People): Borba, Joseph
WSCHS Subject (Topical): shop, tobacco leaves, horseshoe, Azores, factory, 1892, businesses, obacco, cigars
Subject (Time Period): 1900-1909
Subject (Person): Borba, Joseph
Filename: casebwsc_pho_003173.jp2
Credit line: Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society
Subject keywords: Business and Industry; Borba, Joseph; 1900-1909; United States; California; Sonoma; Sebastopol
Single date for City of SR GIS: D:00 M:00 Y:1905
View on Alternative Site: View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
Collection(s): Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/iiif/a8fb32b3-d8b5-4f34-bd05-8f3cd39694c0/manifest

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