Name/Title
Matchbook Cover from the Commissioned Officers' Mess, c. 1940Entry/Object ID
2024.29.1Description
Acc. No. 24.29.1
Subject Category: Naval Air Station, Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1940
Object: matchbook cover
Description: A matchbook cover with a bright blue background with navy blue and white design, stating on the flap: 'Commissioned Officers' Mess', and on the back: 'Naval Air Station Alameda California', a design of a biplane, and 'Gateway to the Pacific'. On the spine: Reservations 522-6226 and an image of the horn of a rotary-type telephone. No matches left, but base remnant is stapled in place.
Size: (unfolded) L 4" x W 1 1/2"
History of Object: An early cover for matches advertising the Officers' Mess of the Naval Air Station, Alameda, in operation from 1940 to 1997.
Acquired from: Evelyn Kennedy
Donation Date: April 2022; Catalog Date: 4/3/2024
