Name/Title
Flyer for the Alameda Airport, Seaplane Base, and Yacht Harbor, pre-1936Entry/Object ID
2011.73.11Description
Accession No. 11.73.11
Subject Category: City of Alameda
Date or Period: Pre-1936
Object: Pamphlet
Description:
Folding pamphlet printed on glossy paper, illustrated with maps, concept drawings, and photos of boats. Title (folded): Alameda Airport Yacht Harbor, A Curtiss Wright Port, A New and Better Home for YOUR Boat. When unfolded it shows a concept drawing, with heading: ‘The Finished Product - Alameda Airport, Seaplane Base, Yacht Harbor’, and on the other (inner) side: ‘Future Home of the Aeolian Yacht Club’.
Size: Folded: L 6 1/2” X W 3 1/2”, Unfolded: 12 1/2” X 12 1/2”
History of Object: Advertising leaflet for the proposed Yacht Harbor at the proposed Alameda Airport, Curtiss-Wright was promoting this. Found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: November 5, 2011
