Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Blue Wing Inn in Sonoma, 1937. A two story dilapidated building with a shingled, sloped roof is visible spanning left to right. Five doors and four windows are visible on the first story, while a sidewalk runs underneath the overhanging roof. A fenced balcony spans the entire second story. Four doors and six windows, some broken, are visible on the second story. The building is composed of brick but appears to be worn down, and a dirt road runs in front of the building. A concrete sidewalk, grass, and flowering plants are visible in the foreground towards the left. Another building is visible in the background to the left. Photoprint reads: "Famous Blue Wing Inn, opposite Mission. Built in early 1840's. A rendezvous for early American settlers, also was a hangout of Joaquin Murrietta's. Had a saloon and gambling hall. First hotel in California north of San Francisco. Now occupied by Chamber of Commerce and Blue Wing Museum".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
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