Name/Title
Business card from E. Young, c. 1910Entry/Object ID
2024.64.5Description
Acc. No. 24.64.5
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Contractors
Date or Period: c. 1910
Object: card, business
Description: small paper card of tan card stock, with black type:
TELEPHONE ALAMEDA 2684
E. YOUNG
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS
GENERAL JOBBING
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
2415 WEBB AVENUE
ALAMEDA, CAL.
The back has a handwritten calculation.
Size: L 4 x W 2 1/4 inches
History of object: Business card from E. Young, Contractor for Windows and Screens. He was listed in directories as carpenter. The address no longer exists. Edgar was among those putting in a bid for painting a firehouse in 1902, when at 2048 Webb Ave. He was a son of Thomas and Nancy (nee Edgar) Young, and had 3 brothers, the family moved to Alameda in the 1890s, and resided at 2530 Clement.
Found tucked in a donated (duplicate) Alameda High School yearbook.
Donor: unknown
Donation Date: 9/14/2024
Catalog Date: 9/30/2024
