Photos, Documents and Maps
PHOTOS
The Healdsburg Museum has an impressive collection of historical photographs of events, activities, people, buildings, businesses, places, aerial and scenic views of Healdsburg and Sonoma County. To date, over 15,000 photographs have been digitized, archived and preserved thanks to a photo scanning program that has been initiated, implemented, underwritten and utilized by a dedicated cadre of volunteers who are entering data weekly.
The historical images are available for public viewing free of charge at the Museum and can be reproduced in a variety of forms for a fee.
Museum members receive a 20% discount on the Museum Use Fee.
(The following rates are for non-commercial use by individuals or nonprofit organizations. Add $25 for single commercial use. For all other commercial uses, please request a quote).
The following photo credit is required for commercial use or any publication of Museum images: "Photograph courtesy of Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society.”
FEE SCHEDULE:
Digital copy of historical photo (JPEG ): $18 - $25
- Museum Use Fee = $8
- Reproduction Fee = $10
- Print Copy of Photograph on Photo Paper or Burn Copy of Photograph on CD or DVD = $6
- Email Copy of Photograph = No charge
Digital copy of historical photo (TIFF): $28 - $35
- Museum Use Fee = $8
- Reproduction Fee (Resize/Rescan) = $20
- Burn Copy of Photograph on CD or DVD or Print Copy of Photograph on Photo Paper = $6
- Email Copy of Photograph = No charge
Unless otherwise requested, digital photographs will be provided at 300 dpi resolution
DOCUMENTS
The archives at the Museum’s Research Center contain thousands of original historical documents and ephemera relating all aspects of the region's history. Primary documents, such as deeds, marriage certificates, personal letters, and ranch ledgers, are organized and filed by subject and stored in protective Mylar in acid-free storage boxes. Most of these documents have not yet been digitized and cataloged in our PastPerfect database.
Other documents, such as photocopies of newspaper articles or family trees are organized by topic and filed into subject files for research use. They include such topics as:
- Alexander Valley
- Architecture
- Athletics
- Aviation
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Carnegie Library
- Dry Creek Valley
- Fishing/Hunting
- Geology
- Pomo/Wappo Tribes
- Russian River
- Streets and Roads
- Subdivisions
- Transportation
- Utilities
MAPS
The Healdsburg Museum has a large collection of historic Healdsburg and Sonoma County maps. All maps are available for public viewing; many are available for duplication. A partial list of holdings includes:
- Original Healdsburg map, 1857
- 1840s Rancho maps (diseňos) of Sotoyome, Tzabaco, Mallacones, and Caslamayomi grants
- A. B. Bowers map of Sonoma County, 1865
- Thomas H. Thompson, Historical Atlas of Sonoma County, 1877
- Healdsburg Sanborn Fire Insurance maps: 1885, 1888, 1893, 1898, 1911, and 1950
- Reynolds and Proctor, Illustrated Atlas of Sonoma County, CA, 1898
- McIntyre and Lewis Official Map of Sonoma County, 1908
- E. A. Peugh's Official Map of Sonoma County, 1934
- U.S.G.S. Quadrangles for Northern Sonoma County
New material is added constantly.
