Name/Title
Alameda by Rail, by Grant Ute and Bruce Singer, 2007Entry/Object ID
2021.81.1Description
Acc. No. 21.81.1 A, B
Subject Category: Transportation, Trains; Views of Alameda
Date or Period: 2007
Object: book
Description: Softbound book (2 copies) with cardstock cover, front cover sepia-colored image featuring trains and travelers at a station, title 'Alameda by Rail'. Fly leaf of A is Fly is signed by the two authors. ISBN: 978-0-7385-4706-0, 2007.
Size: L 9 1/2 x W 6 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Book by Grant Ute and Bruce Singer, with a history passenger railroads in Alameda, from 1869 to 1941, the last time a passenger train rode in Alameda. The book is richly illustrated with photos, practically covering every road that had a train track, as well as all types of trains that rode along them in this period. Book is dedicated in part to Judith Lynch, ‘of the Alameda Museum’, who is mentioned as presenting a lecture on the topic and introducing the authors to each other and suggesting the book.
Note: A. had a bookmark from Books Inc., presumably where the book was bought, which included a location in Alameda, 1344 Park Street, 510.522.2226.
Acquired from: unknown, but A possibly from Judith Lynch
Catalog Date: August 31, 2021
