Calvin Oak

Name/Title

Calvin Oak

Entry/Object ID

2020.9.3548

Description

Calvin Oak was one of Jacksonville’s most prominent businessmen as a gun dealer and watchmaker. He built the city’s first factory, a gun plant that manufactured guns, barrels, and cartridges, and also owned a jewelry store located on Bay Street. In 1856, he opened a marble and mortuary business with his son, Byron Edgar Oak.

Collection

Photographs Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects