Bound Correspondence with J. Conrad, Chief of Police, 1904-1906

Book

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Bound Correspondence with J. Conrad, Chief of Police, 1904-1906

Entry/Object ID

1997.392.3

Description

ACC. NO. 97.392.3 SUBJECT CATEGORY: POLICE DEPARTMENT DATE OR PERIOD: 1904-1906 OBJECT: ALBUM - CORRESPONDENCE DESCRIPTION: HARD-BOUND VOLUME, WITH COVER OF BLACK-COLORED BUCKRAM. SPINE HAS INCISED GOLD CAPTION, STATING, "LETTERS." SIZE: L 12" X W 10" HISTORY OF OBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO J. CONRAD, CHIEF OF POLICE, CITY OF ALAMEDA, FROM 1904 THRU 1906. LETTERS RELATING TO POLICE BUSINESS, MISSING PERSONS, CRIMES, ETC. ARE CONTAINED THEREIN. ALBUM WAS PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN MAY 1956, AND ORIGINALLY NUMBERED "53X." THE SOCIETY MADE NO RECORD OF THE DONOR'S NAME. ACQUIRED FROM: UNKNOWN CATALOGED: AUGUST 9, 1997

Interpretative Labels

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1/20/2021 MvL: current sign: LETTERS ADDRESSED TO POLICE CHIEF JOHN CONRAD ALAMEDA POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING PERIOD OF 1903-1904 CONCERNING POLICE FORCE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: Missing Persons, Thefts, and the issuing of Peddler's Licenses.