Name/Title
Assessor's Block Books, 1893Entry/Object ID
1997.388.4Description
ACC. NO. 97.388.4 A, B, C
SUBJECT CATEGORY: LAND; HOMES OF ALAMEDA; CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1893
OBJECT: BLOCK BOOKS
DESCRIPTION:
SERIES OF THREE BLOCK BOOKS, HARD-BOUND, WITH COVER OF BLACK-COLORED BUCKRAM, TRIMMED IN MAROON-COLORED LEATHER. SPINES HAVE INCISED GOLD LETTERING, STATING "BLOCK BOOK, 1893." INDIVIDUAL VOLUME NUMBER, ALAMEDA COUNTY AND ALAMEDA CITY.
BOOK A. NO. 19
BOOK B. NO. 21
BOOK C. NO. 22
NOTE: VOLUME NO. 20 IS MISSING FROM THE COLLECTION.
SIZE: L 18" X W 12"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ASSESSOR'S BLOCK BOOK FOR THE CITY OF ALAMEDA FOR THE YEAR 1893, INDICATING PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, LOT DIMENSIONS, AND IF IMPROVED, FOR THE YEAR 1892.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CITY OF OAKLAND, CA
CATALOGED: AUGUST 9, 1997