The bear flag of Sonoma, the upper portion of which is the flagpole of the celebrated "Bear Flag Uprising", California, ca.1923

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Title	The bear flag of Sonoma, the upper portion of which is the flagpole of the celebrated "Bear Flag Uprising", California, ca.1923
Description	Photograph the bear flag of Sonoma, the upper portion of which is the flagpole of the celebrated "Bear Flag Uprising", California, ca.1923. Situated in front of a two-story building (hotel?), the flagpole stands next to a large boulder (possibly the Bear Flag Monument). Stacks of pipes(?) lay near several of the trees that surrounds the flagpole. A man appears to be raising (or lowering?) the flag.; "Historic California Bear Flag as photographed in 1890. This flag, raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, was in the possession of the Society of California Pioneers at the time of the 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire, and burned during the conflagration. According to the California Blue Book: 'the flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. The word, 'California Republic' was placed beneath the star and bear. The Bear Flag was replaced by the American flag. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the State Flag.'" -- unknown author.; "This monument was erected by the Native Sons of the Golden West and the state of California to commemorate the raising of the Bear Flag on this spot, June 14, 1846 by the Bear Flag Party and their declaration of the freedom of California from Mexican rule. On July 9, 1846, the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag here raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere U.S.A. who was sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. sloop of war Portsmouth, following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat." -- unknown author.
Subject (adlf)	monuments
Subject (file heading)	Sonoma County -- Sonoma
Subject (lcsh)	Buildings Flags
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Sonoma
Geographic subject (county)	Sonoma
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1923
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1923
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.; 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
Format (aat)	photographs
Accession number	5695
Call number	CHS-5695
Microfiche number	1-214-
Legacy record ID	chs-m17451; USC-1-1-1-14350
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5695
Archival file	chs_Volume99/CHS-5695.tiff

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