Cheese Factory, 1977

File — Envelope: 8

Identifier: SPC.00012.01.02 BOX 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Negatives and photographic proof prints for a variety of clients.

Dates

Creation: 1977

Creator

Meacham, Don (Photographer, Person)
Sonoma Cheese Factory (Client, Organization)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series:

Materials are in English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is partially processed. Most of the photographs and printed examples of commercial works (series 1 and 1.2) are available online through link. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access to originals; for contact info and current hours, see link

Biographical / Historical

The Sonoma Cheese Factory, located on the Sonoma Plaza, at 2 West Spain Street, Sonoma, California. Although the Sonoma Cheese Factory was founded in 1931, the idiosyncratic deco landmark on Spain Street was built by co-founder Celso Viviani and his son, Pete, in 1945. Cheese was last made at the location in 2001, though the brand continued to be produced from other dairies. David Viviani, the eldest son, operated the location as a deli into the 1970s, when his father returned from Mexico to take back the business. ( Sonoma Index-Tribune, September 3, 2020