Neptune Beach Bathing Suit

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Neptune Beach Bathing Suit

Entry/Object ID

2019.19.1

Description

Acc. No. 19.19.1 Subject Category: Beaches & Parks (Commercial) - Neptune Beach Date or Period: 1929 Object: Bathing Suit Description: A grey colored woolen shoulder strap bathing suit with a stenciled caption on top: "Neptune Beach". At the nape of the neck is a white colored cotton patch that has a printed caption: "Neptune Beach Alameda Calif. Property of Alameda Park Co. Size 6". Above the hem is a horizontal double stripe in red. Size: L-34 x W-18 inches, History of Object. A bathing suit, male, from Neptune Beach amusement park, possibly worn by the donor's father, Joseph Durein Acquired from: Douglas Durein, Alameda, Date: 03/23/19