Alston Deas Diploma Alameda High School, 1892

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Alston Deas Diploma Alameda High School, 1892

Entry/Object ID

1978.16.1

Description

ACC. NO. 78.16.1 SUBJ. CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, Alameda High School. DATE OR PERIOD: 1892 OBJECT: FRAMED DIPLOMA DESCRIPTION: FRAMED DIPLOMA. FRAME OF GESSO, PIERCED AT INTERVALS. COLOR: OFF WHITE, TRIM OF GOLD. SIZE: 18" x 24" HISTORY OF OBJECT: ELABORATE PRINTED DIPLOMA, DATED 1892, OF THE ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL (COMBINATION GRAMMAR & HIGH SCHOOL, NOW KNOWN AS HAIGHT SCHOOL). PRESENTED TO A. ALSTON DEAS, 1729 SAN ANTONIO AVENUE, ALAMEDA. AS PART OF THE ORNAMENTAL BORDER SURROUNDING THE PRINTED MESSAGE IS A DRAWING OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. ACQUIRED FROM: MRS. ROBERT A. BUXTON DATE: DEC 9, 1978