Postcard depicting a shoreline with trees and houses, c. 1900s

Name/Title

Postcard depicting a shoreline with trees and houses, c. 1900s

Entry/Object ID

2021.20.19

Description

Acc. No. 21.20.19 Subject Category: Views Date or Period: c. 1900s Object: Postcard Description: Uncirculated 'real' postcard, of black-and-white photo depicting a moderately narrow channel of water, a shoreline, reinforced with wooden or metal boards, which prominently advertise 'Reidsieck-plug' (tobacco), with dark-silhouetted houses, trees, and telegraph poles. Verso has handwritten in pencil: 'Alameda'. Size: L 3 1/2" x W 5 1/2" History of Object: Postcard possibly depicting Alameda. If so, location unknown. Acquired from: unknown Date Cataloged: 2/19/2021