1946 Centennial Raising of the California Bear Flag

On June 14, 1946, a celebration of the Centennial of the Bear Flag was held in Sonoma. On that day, California Governor Earl Warren had the honor of raising the Bear Flag in the Sonoma Plaza. I’ll bet you didn’t know that. This is the same Earl Warrren who a few years later became Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. S. F. Chronicle 6/15/1946.