Name/Title
Scrapbook compiled by Former Mayor Henry A. Weichart, 1930s-1940sEntry/Object ID
2002.51.2Description
ACC. NO. 02.51.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: MAYORS; CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1930's - 1940's
OBJECT: SCRAPBOOK
DESCRIPTION:
A LOOSE-LEAF SCRAPBOOK, WITH DECORATIVE COVER. COVER HAS A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT OF A STREET SCENE AND CAPTION, "SCRAPBOOK," IN SILVER-COLORED TYPE ON A BLUE-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 14-1/2" X W 10-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A SCRAPBOOK COMPILED BY THE LATE HONORABLE HENRY A WEICHART, WHO SERVED AS MAYOR OF ALAMEDA IN THE LATE 1930'S INTO THE 1940's. MR WEICHART WAS MAYOR DURING PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE WEST END, LATER TO BECOME THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION. THE SCRAPBOOK CONTAINS ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC. CONCERNING HIS CAREER AS MAYOR.
DONOR:
MICHAEL AND DONNA DORMODY
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 16, 2002
