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Some of you have written in with useful background information and  historical details for the images in our "Mystery Photo" series. We also urge you to send us any personal memories or anecdotes connected with these images, for a future Press Democrat feature story. Meanwhile, Lynn Prime, Sonoma State University’s [...]

By | October 25th, 2010|1 Comment

An image of Seaview

Our "Mystery Photo" series, designed to help Sonoma State University identify archival photographs from more than 30 years ago, includes several images marked "Seaview." Today's entry is Mystery Photo No. 11, "Barn in Seaview," (Carpssu_267): "This image of the remains of a barn on Chreiton Ridge Road, Seaview, [...]

By | October 14th, 2010|0 Comments

SSU Mystery Photo No. 10

Our "Mystery Photo" series, intended to help Lynn Prime, Sonoma State University’s Digital Projects Librarian, identify archival photos, has reached photo No. 10. That only leaves 840 to go. Prime is working her way through some 850 photos, taken during the ’70s by students in the college’s historical [...]

By | October 12th, 2010|0 Comments

Mystery photo: Sonoma County pump house?

Lynn Prime, Sonoma State University’s Digital Projects Librarian, has come up with some easy archival photos for the public to help her identify. And some tough ones. This is one of the tough ones: Mystery Photo No. 9, "Sonoma County pump house?" (Carpssu_503) "This image was taken by [...]

By | October 7th, 2010|4 Comments

Seeking tales of the water tower

Remember the old Hardy Boys series of mystery novels? The first one was titled "The Tower Treasure." Today's "mystery photo" from Sonoma State University's digital archives is No. 8, "Water Tower, Sebastopol," (ID# carpssu_161). "The photo was taken by Michael Himphill in 1975. The water tower is located [...]

By | October 5th, 2010|0 Comments

Glimpses of history, in photos

Local history is not necessarily a topic that draws a stadium full of fans, but there is interest. Since we started running "Mystery Photos" last week from the Sonoma State University digital archives, that interest has been building. "We have had almost 400 visits to the digital collections [...]

By | September 29th, 2010|2 Comments

Love a mystery? Try this photo

Everybody loves a mystery, and who isn't intrigued by old photographs? Earlier this month, the ARTS blog launched the “Mystery Photo” series, trying to help Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify archival photos taken more than three decades ago by students in a historical [...]

By | September 28th, 2010|0 Comments

SSU archives Mystery Photo No. 4

We've tried to identify two churches and a hop kiln so far, and did pretty well with one of the churches. Now it's time to try a really old home. Earlier this week, the ARTS blog launched the “Mystery Photo” series, trying to help Lynn Prime, Digital Projects [...]

By | September 24th, 2010|0 Comments

SSU Mystery Photo No. 3

Earlier this week, the ARTS blog launched the "Mystery Photo" series, in hopes of helping Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify archival photos taken more than three decades ago by students in a historical preservation course. So, now we're ready for Mystery Photo No. [...]

By | September 23rd, 2010|1 Comment

Mystery photos from SSU archives

Everyone loves a mystery. Here's one you can help solve: In the 1970s, Sonoma State University sent students in the college's historical preservation course out to take photographs and collect data on sites around Sonoma County. A year ago, SSU got a $5,000 grant from the [...]

By | September 21st, 2010|5 Comments