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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CMSMTI_180715_008.JPG: Believe it or Not -- A Black-and-White Dog
2. CMSMTI_180715_011.JPG: 1922: Charles Monroe Schulz was born on November 26th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Carl and Dena Schulz. When Charles was only two days old, an uncle nicknamed him "Sparky" after Spark Plug, the horse in the Barney Google comic strip. ... 1934: The Schulz family was given a black and white dog whom they named Spike. The mixed-breed terrier impressed the family with his intelligence and peculiar eating habits. Dena suggested that if the family ever got another dog, it should be named Snoopy.
3. CMSMTI_180715_013.JPG: 1937: Published first drawing -- a sketch of Spike -- in the newspaper comics feature Ripley's Believe It or Not. ...
4. CMSMTI_180715_015.JPG: 1945: ... Hired as a teacher by Art Instructor, Inc., where he met fellow instructors Charlie Brown, Linus Mauer, and Frieda Rich. Also met and began dating Donna Wold, who would later be immortalized as the "Little Red-Haired Girl."
5. CMSMTI_180715_019.JPG: First Month of Strips: $90
6. CMSMTI_180715_031.JPG: 1947: ... The Pioneer Press, a St. Paul newspaper, began publication of his first serial cartoon, Li'l Folks. 1948: First of 17 panel cartoons published in The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
7. CMSMTI_180715_033.JPG: 1950: Final Li'l Folks appeared in the Pioneer Press in January. Sparky resigned when his editor refused to give him a raise or give the panel a better position in the publication. After being rejected by other syndicates, finally sold L'il Folks to United Feature Syndicate in New York. The Syndicate changed the format to a four-panel strip and renamed it Peanuts, a title hew never liked. Peanuts debuted in seven newspaper nation-wide on October 2nd. The Syndicate paid Schulz $90 for his first month of strips. 1951: Married Joyce Halverson. After a brief move to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the young Schulz family returned to Minneapolis.
8. CMSMTI_180715_036.JPG: 1052: First Peanuts Sunday comic strip published on January 6th. Rinehart & Co., Inc. published first collection of comic strips in the book Peanuts. Peanuts featured in over 40 U.S. newspapers. 1955: Kodak published The Brownie Book of Picture-Taking, using the Peanuts characters to demonstrate proper photography techniques. Won first Reuben award for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year" from the National Cartoonists Society. Was presented the statue by the award's namesake, Rube Goldberg.
9. CMSMTI_180715_048.JPG: Happiness is a Best Seller
10. CMSMTI_180715_051.JPG: Nstional Cartoonist Society award, 1962
11. CMSMTI_180715_071.JPG: 1958: ... Peanuts appeared in 355 U.S. and 40 foreign newspapers. ... 1960: ... Hallmark created first Peanuts greeting cards.
12. CMSMTI_180715_074.JPG: 1962: Wrote and illustrated book Happiness is a Warm Puppy. Published by Connie Boucher of Determined Productions, Happiness remained on the New York Times best-seller list for 45 weeks. National Cartoonist Society awarded Sparky the "Best Humor Strip of the Year" award. ... 1964: Became first cartoonist to be awarded two Reubens by the National Cartoonists Society.
13. CMSMTI_180715_076.JPG: 1965: Peanuts characters on cover of Time magazine -- the first time they were featured on a national magazine cover. Broadcast premier of animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas on December 9th on CBS. Production team included director/producer Lee Mendelson, animator Bill Melendez, and writer Charles Schulz. Jazz musician Vince Guaraldi composed and performed the music. Sparky won an Emmy award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement," and the program won a Peabody award for "Outstanding Children's and Youth's Program." ...
14. CMSMTI_180715_079.JPG: National Cartoonist Society award, 1964
15. CMSMTI_180715_084.JPG: From Ice Skates to Space Ships
16. CMSMTI_180715_091.JPG: ... 1968: NASA adopted Snoopy as official symbol for safety. Received "Key to the City" from San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
17. CMSMTI_180715_093.JPG: 1969: Redwood Empire Ice Arena, designed and built by Sparky and his wife, Joyce, opened in Santa Rosa, California, on April 28th. Ice skater and 1968 Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming headlined the event. NASA astronauts named the Apollo 10 command module "Charlie Brown" and the lunar module "Snoopy." A Boy Named Charlie Brown, the first Peanuts full-length animated motion picture, debuted at Radio City Music Hall in New York in December. The film received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Music, Original Song Score."
18. CMSMTI_180715_094.JPG: 1972: Divorced from wife Joyce. 1973: Married Jean Forsyth Clyde. ...
19. CMSMTI_180715_096.JPG: San Francisco key to the city
20. CMSMTI_180715_107.JPG: On the Air
21. CMSMTI_180715_120.JPG: ... 1975: ... Peanuts celebrated 25th anniversary. Strip carried in approximately 1,480 U.S. and 175 foreign newspapers, with an estimated 90 million readers. ...
22. CMSMTI_180715_124.JPG: ... 1984: ... Peanuts entered the Guinness Book of World Records after being sold to 2000th newspaper. ...
23. CMSMTI_180715_127.JPG: Across the Nation, Around the World
24. CMSMTI_180715_153.JPG: The Gold Standard
25. CMSMTI_180715_161.JPG: Final strip Dear Friends, I have been fortunate to draw Charlies Brown and his friends for almost 50 years. It has been the fulfillment of my childhood ambition. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to maintain the schedule demanded by a daily comic strip. My family does not wish Peanuts to be continued by anyone else, therefore I am announcing my retirement. I have been grateful over the years for the loyalty of our editors and the wonderful support and love expressed to me by fans of the comic strip. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy... how can I ever forget them... Charles M. Schulz
26. CMSMTI_180715_163.JPG: ... 1999: Sparky announced his retirement on December 14th due to health problems. Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide. Over 20,000 products have been developed based on the Peanuts comic strip.
27. CMSMTI_180715_165.JPG: 2000: Final original Peanuts daily comic strip appeared in newspapers on January 1st. ... Charles Schulz died in his sleep at his Santa Rosa home on February 12th. Final Peanuts Sunday strip appeared in newspapers on February 13th.
28. CMSMTI_180715_168.JPG: ... 2001: U.S. First Class Postage Stamp issued with image of Snoopy, the Flying Ace. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the United States. 2002: Charles M. Schulz Museum opens.
Wikipedia Description: Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
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The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The museum opened on August 17, 2002, and is in Santa Rosa, California.

The museum is home to many of the original Peanuts strips, as well as other artwork by Schulz. Two works by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani dominate the Great Hall: a 3.5 ton wood sculpture depicting the evolution of Snoopy and a 22 ft (6.7 m) high ceramic mural made of 3,588 Peanuts strips which combine to form the image of Lucy van Pelt holding the football for Charlie Brown to kick it. Among the museum's permanent exhibits are a work by Christo which depicts Snoopy's doghouse wrapped, Schulz's personal studio and tributes to Schulz from other artists. Inside the museum are 3 galleries with exhibits that change every year.
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