Name/Title
Scrapbook compiled by Walter T. Steinmetz, Fire Chief, 1907-1918Entry/Object ID
1997.422.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.422.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FIRE DEPT., CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1907 - 1918
OBJECT: SCRAPBOOK
DESCRIPTION:
HARD-BOUND SCRAPBOOK, WITH MULTIPLE PATTERN COVER. TYPEWRITTEN CAPTION ON COVER, "CHIEF W T STEINMETZ SCRAPBOOK, 1907-1918."
SIZE: L 12" X W 9-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
SCRAPBOOK COMPILED BY THE LATE WALTER T STEINMETZ, THEN THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF ALAMEDA. THE SCRAP BOOK CONTAINS MANY NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS CONCERNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ITS OPERATIONS, STATION HOUSES, ETC. ALSO INCLUDED ARE ARTICLES CONCERNING FIRES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD. NUMBERED "23" BY THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRIOR TO 1971 AND NOT CATALOGED AT THAT TIME.
ACQUIRED FROM:
W T STEINMETZ
CATALOGED: AUGUST 16, 1997
