Name/Title
Fire Department Ledger, Walter Steinmetz Fire Chief, 1932-1935Entry/Object ID
2001.70.5Description
ACC. NO. 01.70.5
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FIRE DEPARTMENT
DATE OR PERIOD: 1932 - 1935
OBJECT: RECORD, FIRE
DESCRIPTION:
HARD -BOUND BOOK, WITH COVER OF RED-COLORED BUCKRAM. COVER HAS INCISED CAPTION, "FIRE DEPARTMENT," IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE. ADDITIONAL COVER CAPTION STATES, "OCTOBER 22, 1932 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935." INFORMATIONAL ENTRIES WERE HAND WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON PRINTED LEDGER PAGES.
SIZE: L 11" X W 17"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
LEDGER CONTAINING STATISTICS OF FIRES IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 22, 1932 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935. RECORDS WERE COMPILED STARTING DURING THE TENURE OF WALTER T STEINMETZ, FIRE CHIEF, WHO RETIRED MARCH 1, 1933. THE RECORDS CONTINUED DURING THE START OF THE TENURE OF THOMAS LANE, APPOINTED FIRE CHIEF ON MARCH 1, 1933.
DONOR: CITY OF ALAMEDA
CATALOGED: APRIL 14, 2001
