Prune drying, Napa Co. California

Postcard

Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1981.51.16

Description

A black and white photographic postcard of rows of prune-drying trays in a field. Homes, farm buildings, and equipment can be seen in the background. Published by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco. Postcard includes a message from Florence in St. Helena, California, dated August 15th, 1912, but has no recipient address.

Collection

Postcards

Acquisition

Accession

1981.51

Source or Donor

Inman Estate

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fruit industry, Agriculture, Farming

Search Terms

Prunes

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Place Published

Location

San Francisco, CA

Date Published

circa 1912

Postmark

Notes

Message dated Aug 15, 1912

Primary Language

English

Create Date

September 22, 2026

Update Date

September 22, 2026