Insane Asylum Insane Asylum

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Insane Asylum Insane Asylum

Entry/Object ID

1989.6.5

Description

Sepia-toned photograph of the Insane Asylum, Napa. Printed under photo is "Insane Asylum, Napa, Cal. C.S. Fly Photos, Tombstone, A.Z." Note attached to back reads "C. S. Fly photographed asylum - Napa County Reporter, 3-2-1883, Page 3, column 2." Another note reads "Napa State Hospital C.S. Fly was the father of Boon Fly". Note under original accession stamp reads "x nee Levy - daughter of Fred & Lenore H. Levy" Correction: C. S. (Camillus Sidney) Fly was one of the sons of Boon Fly (1810-1864), not his father. Location: O/S Box 3 PF# 1992

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1989.6

Source or Donor

Erks, Clarie Levy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Fly, C. S.

Place

Location

Tombstone, AZ

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

Insane hospitals, Asylums, Hospitals

Search Terms

Insane hospitals, Asylums, Hospitals

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

16 in

Create Date

December 14, 2011

Update Date

May 4, 2023