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Schellville Post Office with Postmaster Montgomery Paxton Akers, Schellville, California, about 1900

Title

Schellville Post Office with Postmaster Montgomery Paxton Akers, Schellville, California, about 1900

Creation Date (Original)

1900?

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Description

Montgomery Paxton Akers is seen standing in the doorway of the post office holding a mail bag.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Politics and Government"]

Subject (Topical)

["Post office buildings","Postmasters"]

Subject (Person)

["Akers, Montgomery Paxton, 1839-1931"]

Subject (Family)

["Akers family"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042243

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Schellville Post Office with Postmaster Montgomery Paxton Akers, Schellville, California, about 1900

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Description

Montgomery Paxton Akers is seen standing in the doorway of the post office holding a mail bag.

Biographical or Historical Note

Montgomery Paxton Akers (1839-1931) was the son of Judge Stephen Akers and the first postmaster of the Schellville post office, which was established in 1888.

Creation Date (Original)

1900?

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photographic print

Other Physical Details

Black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

25 x 20 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Politics and Government"]

Subject (Person)

["Akers, Montgomery Paxton, 1839-1931"]

Subject (Family)

["Akers family"]

Subject (Time Period)

1900

Subject (Topical)

["Post office buildings","Postmasters"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Schellville"]

Street Address

Schellville, California

Latitude

38.246027

Longitude

-122.439702

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title assigned by cataloger.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Reproduced from original print by The Lab (400 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, California), October 2014.

Source note

Kevin Akers is the great grandson of Judge Stephen Akers.

Original Collection Name

["Akers collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1497691

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_042243

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565023235624 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 42243)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 42243

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County Archives (managed by Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 http://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library); Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library

Location of Originals

Kevin Akers

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Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2014-2015)

Contributing Organizations

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program.

Fiscal Sponsor

Sonoma County Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (http://www.sonomalibrary. org); Sonoma County Fair & Exposition, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (http://www.sonomacountyfair. com/) 1350 Bennett Valley Road,

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