The database is a Filemaker Pro catalog of my collection, most of which now belongs to the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, but I’m always adding to it.

Richard O’Neil was a well-known commercial photographer in Sonoma, from the 1940s through the 1960s. He photographed many weddings, school portraits, and newspaper pieces. This weirdly green image is probably from the mid 1960s. More about the Bath House here.

B.M. Gaskill was another commercial photographer working in Sonoma county in the mid-century. There are much better photos of Little Switzerland, but I’m interested to discover this photographer, and I’m in search of more of his images.

The Palms Hotel, 1940s, later known as Rozario’s. Not sure when the name changed, but an ad in the Index Tribune in 1949 called it “Rozarios’ Palm Inn.”

1908 image of “one of the many cottages,” most of which either burned in 1923, or survived to become year-round homes today.

Color slide wrongly naming “Lolita’s Galley!” It was actually  the famous Juanita’s Galley. 1970s

Photographs courtesy of the Sonoma Valley Historical Society and author’s collection.