Ledger Book of the M. W. McChesney & Son, Tanners, used as Scrapbook, c. 1890s

Name/Title

Ledger Book of the M. W. McChesney & Son, Tanners, used as Scrapbook, c. 1890s

Entry/Object ID

1997.434.1

Description

ACC. NO. 97.434.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's OBJECT: SCRAPBOOK DESCRIPTION: HARD-BOUND LEDGER BOOK, WITH COVER OF DECOMPOSING DARK BROWN-COLORED LEATHER. SIZE: L 14" X W 9". HISTORY OF OBJECT: LEDGER BOOK FROM THE M W MCCHESNEY & SON, TANNERS. BOOK MADE INTO A SCRAP BOOK WHICH CONTAINS CLIPPINGS, SOME OF WHICH REFER TO ALAMEDA RESIDENTS AND CALIFORNIA PIONEERS. SCRAPBOOK, ORIGINALLY NUMBERED "S-25," WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NEVER OFFICIALLY CATALOGED. ACQUIRED FROM: ALAMEDA TIMES-STAR SEPTEMBER 1958 CATALOGED: AUGUST 23, 1997