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From the John Coffee Hays, Applewhite-Clark Collection. Ambrotype image of Reverend Benjamin Akerly, rector of First Episcopal Church in San Francisco. John C. hays was instrumental in convincing Dr. Akerly to serve the church in Oakland. Dr. Akerly led Hays' funeral in 1883. 1/6 plate, 2.75" x 3.25. Standard 1850's casing and metal surround.