Name/Title
'Alameda, California's Island Home City', by the 50,000 Club, c. 1911-1915Entry/Object ID
2013.11.7Description
ACC. NO. 13.11.7
SUBJECT CATEGORY: VIEWS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1911-1915
OBJECT: BOOKLET
DESCRIPTION: A SOFT-BOUND BOOKLET WITH ILLUSTRATED COVER THAT CONSISTS OF ART NOUVEAU STYLE LETTERING AND POPPY DECORATIONS IN BLACK-AND-GREEN-COLORED TYPE ON AN OFF-WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND. COVER STATES, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA'S ISLAND HOME CITY." PRINTED BY THE ALAMEDA DAILY ARGUS.
SIZE: L 5-3/4" X W 8"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: BOOKLET TITLED, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA'S ISLAND HOME CITY," PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE "ALAMEDA 50,000 CLUB." THE PUBLICATION IS A PROMOTIONAL FOR THE CITY. THE BOOKLET DISPLAYS VARIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY, ESTUARY, STREET SCENES, DWELLINGS, ETC.
DONOR: ESTATE OF THOMAS A. HUGHES
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 2, 2013