Name/Title
Fraternal pin of S. Chesley Anderson, mortician and former Mayor, prior 1982Entry/Object ID
2003.64.2Description
ACC. NO. 03.64.2
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: FRATERNAL, ELKS
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: PIN
DESCRIPTION:
A STUD-TYPE FRATERNAL PIN, WITH DECORATIVE DESIGN OF AN EMBOSSED ELK'S HEAD WITH ANTLERS. ELK HAS A COLLAR OF RED ENAMEL AND THE LETTERS, "P A P." PIN APPEARS TO BE GOLD-PLATED.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A FRATERNAL PIN THAT BELONGED TO THE LATE S CHESLEY ANDERSON, GRANDFATHER OF THE DONOR. MR. ANDERSON, ONCE MAYOR, WAS ALSO A LONG-TIME MORTICIAN IN ALAMEDA. THE FIRM WAS KNOWN AS FOWLER & ANDERSON, LOCATED IN THE 2200 BLOCK OF SANTA CLARA AVENUE. THE FAMILY HOME WAS 1400 SAN JOSE AVENUE IN THE CITY.
DONOR:
SALLY BEARDSLEY
CATALOGED: JUNE 7, 2003