Capell Valley School

Name/Title

Capell Valley School

Entry/Object ID

1988.24.3k

Description

Photograph of old Capell Valley School house. The one room school house later burned down and was replaced by a second one room school house at another location. Attached to the back of the photograph is a Napa Register article and photograph about the second school building. Back of photograph states: "Old School House in Capell Valley. Lulu and Walter went to school here. Different location from the other school house. First school burned down. Second school-see newspaper clipping below. Lulu Pierett Upham, Walter Worth Pierett. 2 oldest children of Albert Worth Pierett and Mary Johannson Pierett." Newspaper clipping states: "Children walk home from the Capell Valley School, one of the oldest and smallest schools in the county. It has but one room and an enrollment of little more than a dozen youngsters. All eight grades are taught by a single teacher in the picturesque building about six miles from Lake Berryessa. (Register Photo)". PF Location # 151A

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1988.24

Source or Donor

Ferrari, Olive Pieratt

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Studio

L. E. REA & Co

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

Schools

Search Terms

Schools, Schoolhouses, Capell Valley School

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Create Date

May 31, 2013

Update Date

June 23, 2021