Name/Title
Certificates awarded Benjamin Lamborn for School Promotions, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
1998.259.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.259.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880'S
OBJECT: CERTIFICATES, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION:
COLLECTION OF CERTIFICATES OF PROMOTION PLACED UNDER GLASS IN AN ANTIQUE FRAME THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN OFF-WHITE COLOR. INFORMATION BLANKS ON CERTIFICATES ARE FILLED OUT IN SEPIA-COLORED INK.
SIZE: L 20" X W 25"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
FRAMED CERTIFICATES AWARDED TO BENJAMIN F. LAMBORN FOR PROMOTION THROUGH VARIOUS GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADES, AND WHICH WERE ISSUED IN A SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL WHICH HE HAD ATTENDED. MR LAMBORN WAS A RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA FROM THE 1890'S UNTIL HIS 1950 DEATH. HE SERVED AS THE ALAMEDA CITY CLERK.
DONOR:
ROBERT LAMBORN
DATE: AUGUST 1, 1998
