Name/Title
Account book used by George Gale for business of John Gale, builder, 1881Entry/Object ID
1997.510.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.510.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1881
OBJECT: NOTEBOOK
DESCRIPTION:
POCKET-SIZE NOTEBOOK COVERED IN BLACK-COLORED LEATHER. NOTEBOOK HAS A FLAP SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN ENVELOPE. INTERIOR OF FLAP HAS A GOLD SEAL STATING, "BANCROFT'S 329 DIARY." TITLE PAGE STATES, "BANCROFT PACIFIC COAST DIARY FOR 1881." PUBLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ENTRIES ARE HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL.
SIZE: L 6-3/4" X W 3-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
OLD POCKET-SIZE ACCOUNT BOOK USED BY GEORGE, BROTHER OF JOHN GALE. HE LIVED ON BROADWAY IN ALAMEDA FOR MANY YEARS. THE NOTEBOOK LISTS INVENTORY OF BUILDING MATERIALS, SUCH AS DOORS, WINDOWS, LABOR COSTS, ETC., FOR BUILDINGS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY MR GALE. JOHN GALE BUILT SEVERAL HOMES IN THE CITY, INCLUDING 1322 BROADWAY IN 1902, 1326 BROADWAY IN 1902, 870 CEDAR STREET IN 1903, AND 2701-2703 CENTRAL AVENUE IN 1889. OBJECT GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1956, BUT HERETOFORE NOT OFFICIALLY CATALOGED.
ACQUIRED FROM:
UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 13, 1997
