Name/Title
Newspaper article about third Commuters' Club bathing girls contest, 1938Entry/Object ID
1997.617.1Description
Acc. No. 97.617.1
Subject Category: Transportation - Ferry Boats
Date or Period: 1938
Object: Newspaper clipping
Description: A clipping from (probably) the Oakland Tribune dated June 7, 1938. There is a 1-in. tear, vertical, beginning at the top mid-section, plus several folds causing creasing.
Size (approx): L-14 x W-6 in.
History of Object: An illustrated newspaper article describing the third annual (and last) Alameda Commuters' Club bathing girls contest held aboard the Southern Pacific ferry "Oakland" in June, 1938. The four contestants are identified, and all are from Alameda.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 10/25/97
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged.