Central School Class

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Central School Class

Entry/Object ID

1973.13.2

Description

Black and white photograph of students at Central School in Napa. Central School was located on School Street between First the Second Streets. Photograph taken in 1894. Mounted on cardboard. An attached paper identifies some of the students. Paper states: "Central School, Napa, March 1894. Front row, left to right: 1. I cannot recall the name. 2. Donny Bohen 3. Edwin Jentsch 4. Tommy Maxwell 5. Raymond Carter 6.Egbert Stephens 7. Harold Holden 8. F.W.J. 9. Perry Stark 10. Randall Bell 11. Edwin Skeels (a) 12. Rollo ___ I forget his last name. Second row, left to right: 1. K.M.B. 2. Cannot recall name 3. Roy Gunn (b) 4. Stanley Chalmers 5. Teacher, Miss Christiansen 6. Fred Hort 7. Ikey Minzenmayer 8. Rollo Smith (c) 9. John Swanton (d) 10. Nathan Dewitt Coombs (d) My memory is not so good about the girls in the Class. Third row, left to right: 1. ____ Chapman 2. Ellen Frisch 3. Fanny Wheeler 4. Amy Hamilton 5. Do not remember name 6. Pearl Pond 7-8-9-10. Sorry, but I do not remember any of their names. Fourth row, left to right: There are only two names I remember in the fourth row. The tall girl in the center was named Voight and I think was a friend of your family. The second girl on the right was named Derby. Her father was agent for Wells Fargo & Co. in Napa. Reference: (a) Edwin Skeels is now proprietor of Florsheim Show Store on "K" Street in Sacramento. (b) Roy Gunn's father was a professor at Napa (Methodist) College. (c) Rollo Smith was a brother of Roy Smith and a nephew of Mr. J.J. Sweet. Rollo was drowned in a yachting accident off Belvedere, when he was in his early 20s. (d) John Swanton was catcher and Dewitt Coombs was pitcher on our baseball team. Years later, John was a cattle man connected with Virden Packing Company. The last I heard of him, he was a Deputy Sheriff at Auburn, Placer County." PF 125

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1973.13

Source or Donor

Jaekle, Fred W.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1894

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, School children

Search Terms

Schools, School children, Central School, Bohen, Danny, Jentsch, Edwin, Maxwell, Tommy, Carter, Raymond, Stephens, Egbert, Holden, Harold, Stark, Perry, Bell, Randall, Skeels, Edwin, Gunn, Roy, Chalmers, Stanley, Christiansen, Miss, Hort, Fred, Minzenmayer, Ikey, Smith, Rollo, Swanton, John, Coombs, Nathan Dewitt, Frisch, Ellen, Wheeler, Fanny, Hamilton, Amy, Pond, Pearl

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bohen, Danny

Person or Organization

Jentsch, Edwin

Person or Organization

Maxwell, Tommy

Person or Organization

Carter, Raymond

Person or Organization

Stephens, Egbert

Person or Organization

Holden, Harold

Person or Organization

Stark, Perry

Person or Organization

Bell, Randall

Person or Organization

Skeels, Edwin

Person or Organization

Gunn, Roy

Person or Organization

Chalmers, Stanley

Person or Organization

Christiansen, Miss

Person or Organization

Hort, Fred

Person or Organization

Minzenmayer, Ikey

Person or Organization

Smith, Rollo

Person or Organization

Swanton, John

Person or Organization

Coombs, Nathan Dewitt

Person or Organization

Frisch, Ellen

Person or Organization

Wheeler, Fanny

Person or Organization

Hamilton, Amy

Person or Organization

Pond, Pearl

Create Date

September 6, 2013

Update Date

June 23, 2021