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Title
Four Redwood Rangers leave for California State Horsemen s Association Convention, Redwood Highway, Santa Rosa, California, October 12, 1947
Date Created and/or Issued
2011
Contributing Institution
Sonoma County Library
Collection
Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The Sonoma County Library makes no 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 Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Description
Redwood Rangers on horseback stand on the Redwood Highway in downtown Santa Rosa, waiting to start ride to the Stockton convention; left to right: Leo O'Connors (1897-1964); John F. "Jack" Luttrell (1892-1965); David Grant (1893-1985); Jack Williams; standing left to right: Joseph Obert Pedersen (1889-1981) Mayor of Santa Rosa; Clifton Elzo McCluskey (1903-1979) president of the Sonoma County Driving and Riding Club and regional vice-president of the California State Horsemen's Association; Warren Richardson (1905-1987) president of the Sonoma County Trailblazers and founder of the California Centaurs; Herbert J. Waters (1912-1990) editor of the Press Democrat; the Rangers were nicknamed the "Pony Express" for they carried letters from local dignitaries to their counterparts in Stockton on their ride; escorted to the edge of town by the California Centaurs Color Guard.
Type
image
Format
black-and-white photographs
Identifier
ab2a675a-1e7f-4075-979f-3886a77077b3
https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/documents/detail/57282
https://images.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/thumbnails/preview/ab2a675a-1e7f-4075-979f-3886a77077b3
cstr_pho_039744
Subject
Sports and Recreation
McCluskey, Clifton E., 1903-1979
Williams, Jack
Grant, David, 1893-1985
Luttrell, John F., 1892-1965
O'Connors, Leo, 1897-1964
Waters, Herbert J., 1912-1990
Richardson, Warren P., 1905-1987
Pedersen, Joseph O., 1889-1981
Redwood Rangers Riding and Driving Club (Guerneville, Calif.)
1947
Horsemanship
Clubs
United States
California
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Redwood Highway
Place
Redwood Highway, Santa Rosa, California

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