(1 of ) Charles Borba, who served in France during World War I, says goodbye to his family. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(2 of ) Ed Heald takes a photo wearing a flu mask in Petaluma in 1918. The Spanish Flu killed as many as 100 million people worldwide between 1918 and 1919. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(3 of ) By 1918, Petaluma was considered a world leader in the chicken and egg industry. A Chamber of Commerce campaign dubbed the city, “Egg Basket of the World,” and started the Egg Days Parade to celebrate the burgeoning industry. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(4 of ) Cars parked diagonally on Main Street in Petaluma in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(5 of ) Sailor Jerry Ames sits on a row boat at Bodega Bay, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(6 of ) A portrait of Ruth and Viola Lundholm of Petaluma taken around 1918. The sisters served as nurses during World War I and died from the Spanish Flu in September 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(7 of ) Luther Burbank driving his Fordson tractor. The first model off the assembly line, the tractor was a gift from automotive entrepreneur and Burbank friend Henry Ford. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(8 of ) Walter's Hop Ranch on Westside Road near Healdsburg, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(9 of ) Located at Second and Main streets, the Senate was a popular Santa Rosa bar owned by Jake Luppold (center with apron). (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library, 1918)
(10 of ) The Bodega Bay Store, located on the main road through Bodega Bay in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(11 of ) Cora Miller Elvy of Sebastopol picks up coyote brush roots from a recently cleared piece of land near Bodega, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(12 of ) A portrait of Ernest Rhea (1894-1959) in his U.S. Navy uniform, circa 1918. Rhea lived most of his life in Bodega Bay. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(13 of ) A Sonoma County hop kiln, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(14 of ) Sacks of apples are stacked on a truck's flatbed at Garbo Orchard in Sebastopol, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(15 of ) The DaVall family picks hops on their Sebastopol farm in 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(16 of ) F.J. Riddell (left) and a fieldworker stand beside a planted orchard in west Sonoma County in 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(17 of ) A panoramic view of Petaluma, looking east from the hill behind Petaluma High School, in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(18 of ) An estimated 17,000 chicks sit in a brooder house in Petaluma in 1918, a heated enclosure that provides shelter for young livestock and poultry. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(19 of ) A truck advertising Petaluma as the “World's Egg Basket” is parked at the entrance to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on National Egg Day, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(20 of ) A child walks through Petaluma’s Walnut Park in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(21 of ) A photo of assorted Petaluma poultry ranches in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(22 of ) Sunbathers gather for a portrait on Murphys Beach in Guerneville on July 19, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(23 of ) A truck loaded with the personal effects of Sheriff Jack Smith in front of the Santa Rosa post office in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(24 of ) Students in the yard of the Occidental School, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(25 of ) Occidental’s Meeker School students take their school portrait in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(26 of ) A group gathers for a photo on the front porch of Occidental’s Union Hotel in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(27 of ) A small wooden boat in dry dock for repairs in Petaluma, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(28 of ) PFC Charles F. Burghard (1890-1934) poses for a quick photo with a puppy at an unidentified Army camp during WWI. Pvt. Burghard is buried at Veterans Memorial Grove in Yountville. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(29 of ) A portrait of Lulu Northrup with daughter Lenna Carpenter and granddaughter Marjorie Carpenter in Petaluma, about 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(30 of ) Petaluma Chamber of Commerce members tour the Sebastopol Apple Growers Union Packing House No. 3 in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(31 of ) A dirigible made from citrus fruits at the 1918 Cloverdale Citrus Fair. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(32 of ) The Red Cross parade in Petaluma on May 20, 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(33 of ) Sonoma County residents pour into the streets during a pig auction in front of Petaluma National Bank in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(34 of ) Three-year-old Marjorie Carpenter on the porch of her family's house in Petaluma, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(35 of ) A view of Fourth Street from Hinton Avenue in Santa Rosa in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(36 of ) Sonoma County resident Albert Hockin and a friend pose for a photo in uniform in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library, LeBaronCollection)
(37 of ) A truck laden with sacks of Vestal's Egg Food bears the sign "Uncle Sam says food will win the war…” circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(38 of ) Bank employees Lloyd Wisecarver, Dora Fenner and Harry Black pose for a photo at the Geyserville bank in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(39 of ) The Abbott family pauses for a photo in 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(40 of ) The car is packed and ready to go in front of 210 West St. in Petaluma, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(41 of ) Santa Rosa Business College students, many of them women, pose for a photo in front of their school in June 1918. The school was located on Ross Street between Mendocino and B streets. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(42 of ) A window display of farm equipment for Petaluma’s A.F. Tomasini Hardware, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(43 of ) A 1918 fire at Coulson Poultry and Stock Food Company in Petaluma. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(44 of ) Horse-drawn wagons loaded with butter are parked in front of the Petaluma Cooperative Creamery on Western Avenue in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(45 of ) A portrait of Grace Winkler, circa 1918. (Courtesy of the Western Sonoma County Historical Society)
(46 of ) A portrait of Sonoma County resident Billie Wilson in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(47 of ) The Dado family pose for a portrait on their Rocky Canyon Ranch in Tomales. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library, 1918)
(48 of ) The Raymond family standing in front of 314 Seventh St. in Petaluma on Christmas day in 1918. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(49 of ) A view of the Sonoma City Hall and plaza in the early 1900s. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
(50 of ) Looking northeast at the corner of Main Street and Bodega Avenue in Sebastopol. Visible businesses are the Bank of Sonoma County, Worth Drug Store, W.S. Borba and The Stationer. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library, 1918)
(51 of ) A bird's eye view of the city of Sonoma in the early 1900s. (Courtesy of the Sonoma County Library)
