Name/Title
Peter StormEntry/Object ID
1985.1.5Description
Black and white photograph of a man holding a flag. Back of photograph states "Photo provided to S.M. Lee by Mr. Parmelee for the Napa Historical Society. June 1985 - Donated by S.M. Lee, 11 July 1985"
Possible info on the photograph: "At a recent meeting of the Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Pioneer Association at Napa City, there was present Mt. Peter Storm of Napa county, an octogenarian [sic], who came here in '47 [sic] and raised the Bear Flag. The Society had his picture taken, with flag in hand, and then sent him to San Francisco on a visit. He has not seen that city since it was a small Mexican village under Alcalde government." Another article published in the same newspaper a few months earlier clarified that Peter Storm, "maker of the bear flag," was elected as an honorary member of the pioneer club on September 9, 1871. (Russian River Flag, September 21, 1871, California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside, <http://cdnc.ucr.edu>.)
PF 75 #1348Collection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
1985.1Source or Donor
Various donorsAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Portrait photographs, MenSearch Terms
Portrait photographs, Men, Storm, PeterRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Storm, PeterCreate Date
July 23, 2010Update Date
September 24, 2026
