Name/Title
Report 'History of Water Supply to Alameda' and carbon copy, 1953Entry/Object ID
1998.86.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.86.1 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: WATER
DATE OR PERIOD: 1953
OBJECT: REPORT
DESCRIPTION:
A. TYPEWRITTEN REPORT. C
B. CARBON COPY OF REPORT.
SIZE: L 11-1/2" X W 9"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A. TYPEWRITTEN REPORT, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "HISTORY OF WATER SUPPLY TO ALAMEDA." REPORT IS CONTAINED IN A. SOFT-COVER, RED-COLORED FOLDER. REPORT ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, AND RECEIPT. THE HISTORY OF THE ALAMEDA WATER COMPANY WAS COMPOSED BY GEORGE McKEAN, MEMBER OF A PIONEER FAMILY OF VERSAILLES AVENUE, ALAMEDA. REPORT DETAILS THE EARLY NORTON WATER COMPANY, THE ARTESIAN COMPANY OWNED BY CAPTAIN R R THOMPSON, AND THE EVENTUAL OWNERSHIP OF THE EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DISTRICT. ALSO INCLUDED ARE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS REFERRING TO THE WATER WORKS BUILDING ON PARK STREET (WHICH WAS LATER DEMOLISHED IN 1955) AND CONTENTS OF THE CORNERSTONE FOUND THERE. CORNERSTONE WAS EVENTUALLY GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1953 AND NEVER OFFICIALLY CATALOGED.
ACQUIRED FROM: GEORGE McKEAN
CATALOGED: JANUARY 24, 1998
