Name/Title
City property tax forms for 1210 Pearl Street, 1918-1959Entry/Object ID
2006.77.1Scope and Content
ACC. NO. 06.77.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1918 THRU 1959
OBJECTS: PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS
DESCRIPTION:
PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT FORM, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "TAXES - CITY OF ALAMEDA," WITH VARIOUS YEARS BEGINNING IN 1918 AND ENDING IN THE PERIOD 1958-1959. THE EARLY FORMS HAVE PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN IN INK BY HAND. VARIOUS SIZE FORMS.
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT FORMS RELATE TO 1210 PEARL STREET, ALAMEDA --- A CALIFORNIA-STYLE BUNGALOW THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY GEORGE H NOBLE AND LATER PURCHASED AND OCCUPIED FOR MANY YEARS BY THE LATE EDWARD FOWLER AND FAMILY. MR FOWLER WAS A LIFELONG ALAMEDA RESIDENT. HE ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS; SERVED IN THE US NAVY DURING WW-II; AND WAS STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK.
DONOR: ESTATE OF EDWARD FOWLER
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 30, 2006