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Earth Day banner and signs at the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library, Santa Rosa, California, April 22, 1970

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Earth Day banner and signs at the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library, Santa Rosa, California, April 22, 1970

Sort Title: Earth Day banner and signs at the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library, Santa Rosa, California, April 22, 1970
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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)
Physical Item Barcode(s): 37565007953770 (ANNEX PHOTO 3366);37565007953804 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 3366)
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
Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s): Public Libraries of Sonoma County
Digital Collections Area Group(s): Archival Collections, Local History & Culture
Digital Collection Name(s): Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection, Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985
Digital Collections Identifier: cstr_pho_003366
Copyright Holder: Estate of Don Meacham
Local System Identifier: 1515468
Original Collection Name: Don Meacham photograph collection
Archival File Data Quality: High resolution master file image (600 ppi)
Archival File ID: cstr_pho_003366.tif
Copyright Date: D:00 M:00 Y:1970
Date of Acquisition: 1998
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Don Meacham
Acquisition Type: Gift
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
Project Affiliation: Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2009-2010)
Other Physical Details: black and white
Number of Parts or Pages: 1 photograph
Item Format or Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Item Type: Still image
Date Created or Published (clean) (1): D:00 M:00 Y:1970
DateType-PublicationStatus: s
Creation Date (Original): 1970
Item Physical Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm
Description: A banner hung from the tops of book shelving reads: "There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the endless waves -- Byron." Signs on easels read: "The earth shall not perish from the government," "Spaceship Earth has no liferaft," and "Today, plastic dishes -- tomorrow, plastic food." Several library patrons are reading at tables.
Creator (Person): Meacham, Don
Title: Earth Day banner and signs at the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library, Santa Rosa, California, April 22, 1970
Biographical or Historical Note: 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.;United States Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom award in recognition of his work. The first Earth Day celebrations took place in two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States. More importantly, it "brought 20 million Americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform." It now is observed in 192 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit Earth Day Network, chaired by the first Earth Day 1970 organizer Denis Hayes, according to whom Earth Day is now "the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people every year." Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes. (source: Wikipedia)
Source note: Photograph used for a Press Democrat feature on Earth Day.
Source of Title and Description Note: Title supplied by cataloger.
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.
Maps/StreetView: View location in Google Maps
Map Zoom Level: 17
Geocoding Status: Exact geocoding
Longitude: -122.710238
Latitude: 38.441274
Street Address: 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, California
Local History and Culture Theme: Education and Culture
Geographic Metadata Source: GNIS
City or Town: Santa Rosa
California County: Sonoma
State or Province: California
Country: United States
Subject (Time Period): 1970
Subject (Corporate Body): Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Geographic Feature: E Street
Filename: cstr_pho_003366.jp2
Credit line: Courtesy, Sonoma County Library
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985, SPC.00012.01.003366 (Photo 3366, 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
Archival Collection Sort Name: Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1934-1985 (SPC.00012)
Archival Collection Identifier: SPC.00012
Archival Collection Item Identifier: SPC.00012.01.003366
Archival Collection Series: SPC.00012.01. Photographs, 1930-1985
Item Call Number(s): ANNEX PHOTO 3366;ARCHIVES PHOTO 3366
Subject keywords: Education and Culture; Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Free Public Library (Santa Rosa, Calif.); 1970; United States; California; Sonoma; Santa Rosa; E Street
Single date for City of SR GIS: D:00 M:00 Y:1970
View on Alternative Site: View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
Collection(s): Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection, Don Meacham photography collection, 1934-1985

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/iiif/f895455a-8cdb-4bd7-8f22-1181d230e866/manifest

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