Name/Title
Map and drawings of a proposed levee in the West End of Alameda, 1917Entry/Object ID
2001.108.15Description
ACC. NO. 01.108.15 A-G (NO F)
SUBJECT CATEGORY: LEVEES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1917
OBJECT: MAP AND DRAWINGS
DESCRIPTION: BLUEPRINT-STYLE MAP, WITH WHITE-COLORED TYPE ON A BLUE COLORED BACKGROUND. THE LINE OF THE PROPOSED LEVEE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED-COLORED INK. DATED JAN 23, 1917. MAP Is ACCOMPANIED BY SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS LABELED EXHIBIT B THROUGH G, MINUS F. EXHIBIT B IS DATED JULY 1917 TO MARCH 1918.
SIZE: A: L 30" X W 21"; B: L 23" x W 22"; C, D, E: L 22" x W 17"; G: L 48" x W 35".
HISTORY OF OBJECT: MAP DEPICTING A PROPOSED LEVEE FOR THE OAKLAND WATER FRONT COMPANY, IN THE MARSHES IN THE WEST END OF ALAMEDA, LATER SITE OF THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION, CONNECTING TO THE RAISED DIKE OF THE ALAMEDA MOLE. THE DRAWINGS DESCRIBE A SPILLWAY IN THE PROPOSED LEVEE.
IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS LEVEE WAS CONSTRUCTED.
DONOR: CITY OF ALAMEDA, CA
CATALOGED: MAY 12, 2001
