Name/Title
Certificate of G. B. Manley for election to High Street Hose Co. #5, 1894Entry/Object ID
1998.369.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.369.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FIRE DEPARTMENT
DATE OR PERIOD: 1894
OBJECT: CERTIFICATE
DESCRIPTION:
CERTIFICATE ON WHITE-COLORED PAPER, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "ALAMEDA," IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE. INFORMATION BLANKS FILLED OUT IN SEPIA-COLORED INK.
SIZE: L 5-1/4" X W 9".
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
CERTIFICATE AWARDED TO G B MANLEY, CERTIFYING THAT HE WAS DULY ELECTED AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE HIGH STREET HOSE COMPANY #5, ATTACHED TO THE ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DOCUMENT WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 10, 1894 AND SIGNED BY FRED K KRAUTH, JR, FIRE CHIEF. GEORGE MANLEY CONTRACTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING IN 1891 @ 1301-05 HIGH STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. MR MANLEY WAS A MEMBER OF A PIONEER FAMILY OF THE EAST END OF ALAMEDA. FRED KRAUTH WAS THE FIRST FIRE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA.
THE CERTIFICATE WAS PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRIOR TO 1971 AND HERETOFORE NOT OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED.
DONOR:
UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 31, 1998