Ben Frisch

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Ben Frisch: Origsize: 4" x 6"
Ben Frisch

Origsize: 4" x 6"

Name/Title

Ben Frisch

Entry/Object ID

1985.2.3e

Description

Sepia portrait of Benjamin Frisch. Back of photo states: "Benjamin Frisch (Ben) was born in Napa, California in 1887. All his family can tell me he affiliated with the Napa Fire Dept. 'got tired of sitting around and doing nothing.' All the family can tell me, he joined the Napa Fire Dept. about 1918. He resigned, went to S.F. where he passed away, January 26, 1937. He is the brother of Henry Frisch Jr., First Assistant Fire Chief with the Fire Dept. July 15, 1906. The family says he never married. Buried in Napa Tulocay." -- Rita Harren Bordwell

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1985.2

Source or Donor

Foley, Robert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Robert Foley

Made/Created

Studio

Strye

Date made

1900 - 1937

Place

Location

San Francisco, CA

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fire departments

Search Terms

PF026A Miscellaneous F, Fire departments, Napa Fire Department, Frisch, Benjamin, Frisch, Henry, Frisch, Henry Jr.

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frisch, Benjamin

Person or Organization

Frisch, Henry

Person or Organization

Frisch, Henry Jr.

Create Date

May 16, 2009

Update Date

June 13, 2026