Grain train with jerk-line skinners

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Grain train with jerk-line skinners

Entry/Object ID

2011.67.1

Description

Black and white photograph of 10 men in front of wagon. Back of photograph states: "This photograph was taken around 1880. It is of [a] grain train and jerk-line skinners, at Windy Flat (about 8 miles east of Napa on the Monticello Road.) This was a resting place for drivers and teams. Top row: Gus Schweitzer (or Switzer), Frank "Stormy" Grigsby, Ira "Pug" Bonham Bottom Row: William Harvey (or Jack Foley), Martin Kessel (or Bill Hyer), John Grigsby, Frank McGinnis (seated), Henry Farley (or Bert Easton), James Moore, Charlie Wassum." Another note on back states the photo is circa 1908. Location: O/S Box 6 #11045

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

2011.67

Source or Donor

Sandner, Doris

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1915

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

Grain industry, Grains, Skins, Wagons

Search Terms

Bonham, Ira, Easton, Bert, Farley, Henry, Foley, Jack, Grain industry, Grains, Grigsby, Frank, Grigsby, John, Harvey, William, Hyer, Bill, Jerk-line skinners, Kessel, Martin, McGinnis, Frank, Moore, James, Schweitzer, Gus, Skins, Switzer, Gus, Wagons, Wassum, Charles, Windy Flat

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bonham, Ira

Person or Organization

Easton, Bert

Person or Organization

Farley, Henry

Person or Organization

Foley, Jack

Person or Organization

Grigsby, Frank

Person or Organization

Grigsby, John

Person or Organization

Harvey, William

Person or Organization

Hyer, Bill

Person or Organization

Kessel, Martin

Person or Organization

McGinnis, Frank

Person or Organization

Moore, James

Person or Organization

Schweitzer, Gus

Person or Organization

Switzer, Gus

Person or Organization

Wassum, Charles

Create Date

September 15, 2011

Update Date

January 22, 2026