Name/Title
Sawyer Tanning Company 50th Anniversary PhotoEntry/Object ID
2014.2.317Description
Sepia photograph of the tannery employees in the 50th Anniversary of the Sawyer Tanning Company, 1869 to 1919. Employees are in groups holding signs indicating their employment, they include Veterans 1880-1889, Senators 1900-1910, Juniors 1911-1919, and Judges.
The photo is mounted on tan paper that has printed the same information as is on the largest banner in the photo. Photograph likely taken in 1919. The back of the paper is stamped "From the Studio of Boon Fly, Producer of Motion Pictures, Napa Calif."
Location: PF 108 BCollection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
2014.2Source or Donor
Various donorsAcquisition Method
UnknownMade/Created
Studio
Boon Fly, NapaDate made
1919Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
PF108B Napa City: Businesses, Tanneries, Tanneries, Sawyer Tanning Co.Create Date
December 12, 2014Update Date
January 23, 2026
