Grand Central Market Advertising Calendar, 1903

Object/Artifact

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Grand Central Market Advertising Calendar, 1903

Entry/Object ID

1981.170.1

Description

Acc. No. 81.170.1 Subject Category: Businesses (Grocery) Date or period: 1903 Object: Calendar Description: Embossed lithograph calendar in lovely colors. Subject; mill scene. Printed heading states "Compliments of Grand Central Market, Bay Station, Alameda". Original intact date pad, dated 1903. Size: 7x9 inches. History of object: Calendar, 1903, from the Grand Central Market, Ira Sanford, meat & poultry department, Wittman, Crawford Co., grocery and produce department. At Bay Street Station, Lincoln avenue, between Sherman and Bay street, Alameda Acquired from: Date:

Interpretative Labels

Label

11/22/2020 MvL: current sign in display case: ADVERTISING CALENDARS DISTRIBUTED BY ALAMEDA BUSINESSES (circa 1903-1941) This display cabinet is dedicated to the memory of the Thorpe family, longtime residents of Alameda.