Poster with a caricature portrait of Mabel Tennant, c. 1982 or prior

Name/Title

Poster with a caricature portrait of Mabel Tennant, c. 1982 or prior

Entry/Object ID

2006.96.1

Description

ACC. NO. 06.96.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MATERNITY HOSPITAL; CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: OBJECT: POSTER DESCRIPTION: A HAND-DRAWN POSTER IN INK ACCENTUATED WITH WATER COLOR ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER. SIZE: L 30" X W 22" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A POSTER WITH A CARICATURE PORTRAIT SURROUNDED BY A BABY, OF MABEL TENNANT. IT ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIALLY COMPOSED POEM HONORING THE LATE MABEL TENNANT, WHO OPERATED A MATERNITY HOME ON 1716 CHESTNUT STREET, ALAMEDA. DONOR: UNKNOWN CATALOGED: OCTOBER 21, 2006