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Title
Fire at the R. M. Wetmore Packing House in Sebastopol, taken from the back of Mert Smith's service station, about 1943
Creator
Pellini, Sadie
Date Created and/or Issued
1943
Contributing Institution
Sonoma County Library
Collection
Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection
Rights Information
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
Description
Photo--black and white:A fire at an apple processing building in Sebastopol. Handwritten caption on verso written by Harold Pellini's mother: "This was taken from a lumber pile by the back of Mert Smith's station. The fire was still burning as you can see by the smoke." Harold's mother sent this photo to him during World War II while he was in service circa 1943.
Type
image
Format
black-and-white photographs
Identifier
cc0acfb8-f7d0-4e88-af05-ccd0d8f16364
https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/documents/detail/253113
https://images.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/thumbnails/preview/cc0acfb8-f7d0-4e88-af05-ccd0d8f16364
casebwsc_pho_014015
Subject
Public Safety, Law and Crime
1940-1949
United States
California
Sonoma
Sebastopol
Petaluma Avenue
Place
290 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, California
Relation
Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection

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