Name/Title
Book and Stationery StoreEntry/Object ID
1985.2.8Description
Photograph of the exterior of a books and stationary store.
Note on back: "This is copied from the original and is 'old napa,' about 1880. It is the George Edgington Block, it is the southwest corner of Main and First streets. The Elk's block, February 7, 1965. 1. Stockman Drugstore. 2. Books and Stationary store owned by Lyman King, the late Judge Percy King's brother (senior). 3. George Head's Shoe Store. 4. Max Shwarz's cigar store. 5. City of Paris Dry goods, owned by Dave Shwarz. Doctor Irving Shwarz's father. Note the stairs leading upstairs apart was used for offices, and a part of the windows with shutters opened was a lodge hall. Note: the unicycle in front of "Book and Stationary store," and Lyman King, owner, is standing by the sign board. Note: The wooden sidewalks. Carroll Inman gave us all the facts. Rita Harren Bordwell, January 1, 1965."
PF Location: 108 ACollection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
1985.2Source or Donor
Foley, RobertAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Robert FoleyMade/Created
Date made
1875 - 1885Notes
Date: ca. 1880Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
PF108A Napa City: Businesses, Downtown, Books & Stationery, Businesses, First Street, Main Street, Stockmon DrugstoreRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
King, LymanCreate Date
February 5, 2011Update Date
May 28, 2026