Letter about articles removed from Water Company Cornerstone box, 1955

Name/Title

Letter about articles removed from Water Company Cornerstone box, 1955

Entry/Object ID

2003.102.10

Scope and Content

ACC. NO. 03.102.10 SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DATE OR PERIOD: 1955 OBJECT: LETTER DESCRIPTION: A TYPEWRITTEN LETTER WITH ILLUSTRATED HEADING, "FIRST SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION," IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE ON A WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND. SIZE: L 11" X W 8-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A LETTER ADDRESSED TO DR HARRY D SMITH, LATE CURATOR OF THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE LETTER STATES THAT THERE IS AN ENCLOSURE OF TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ARTICLES BEING REMOVED FROM THE CORNERSTONE OF THE OLD WATER COMPANY BUILDING ON PARK STREET. THE BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1955. LETTER IS SIGNED, "G L IRVING, VICE-PRESIDENT, FIRST SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION." DONOR: UNKNOWN CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 8, 2003