Identifying old photos can be easy, or it can be tough. For newcomers to our Mystery Photo series, here's quick recap: We’ve been helping Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify some of the hundreds of photos taken by students as part of historical preservation [...]
Regular readers know the drill by now. People all over the county have rallied to help Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify some of the hundreds of photos taken by students as part of historical preservation course during the ’70s. The few background notes [...]
After a brief Thanksgiving recess, our Mystery Photo series returns. We’ve been helping Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify some of the hundreds of photos taken by students as part of historical preservation course during the ’70s. Today's entry is Mystery Photo No. 14, [...]
When a research librarian needs help, who's better qualified than another library worker? We've been helping Lynn Prime, Digital Projects Librarian at Sonoma State University, identify some of the hundreds of photos taken by students as part of historical preservation course during the ’70s. This photo was printed [...]
Phone calls and emails about our "Mystery Photo" series have increased since The Press Democrat ran a story on the project on the cover its Sonoma Living section last Sunday (Nov. 14). One the callers was David Collins, 72, of rural Petaluma, who grew up near the old [...]
The Sonoma State University Art Gallery, on the college's campus on Rohnert Park, is not on everyone's daily commute, so there's a danger that some of their excellent art exhibits will get overlooked. "Personal Identities, Contemporary Portraits," opening with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The Sonoma Film Insitute, which has been showing rare foreign, classic and independent films at Sonoma State University since 1973, plans a special program for Francophiles this weekend: A live concert of French cafe music by Due Zighi Baci (Two Gypsy Kisses), a duo featuring tenor Michael Van [...]
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