Name/Title
Thomas Bros. Block Book of Alameda, c. 1930s-1940sEntry/Object ID
2019.11.1Description
Acc. No. 19.11.1
Subject Category: City of Alameda
Object: Block book
Date or Period: c. 1930's-1940's
Description: A hardbound book covered in black colored buckram edged with burgundy colored tape and having two screws with nuts that served to secure the binding. The cover has an incised caption: "Thomas Bros. Block Book of Alameda" in gold colored type.
Size: L-10.75 x W-5.5 in.
History of Object: A block book that includes maps and type printed in blue and other colors. It includes property in the east end of Alameda plus marshlands in the west end from Chestnut Street to Main Street.
Acquired from: Ross Dileo,
Date: 02/23/19
