Name/Title
"Alameda, California' and envelope, 1911Entry/Object ID
2003.64.1Description
ACC. NO. 03.64.1 A, B
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: VIEWS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1911
OBJECT: BOOKLET
DESCRIPTION:
A SOFT-COVER BOOKLET, WITH ILLUSTRATED COVER. COVER HAS SCENES OF PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND A SWIMMING POOL, AND A BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA," IN GOLD-COLORED TYPE ON A MULTI-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 9-1/2" X W 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BOOKLET ENTITLED, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA," BY LEIGH H IRVINE, AND ISSUED BY SUNSET MAGAZINE HOUSEKEEPERS' BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. THE PUBLICATION IS ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY SCENES OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, INCLUDING CHURCHES, INDUSTRIES, HOMES, CITY HALL, LIBRARIES, TREE-LINED STREETS, ETC. ALSO INCLUDED IS A NARRATIVE EXTOLLING ALAMEDA AS A BEAUTIFUL SITE FOR HOMES AND INDUSTRIES.
A. BOOKLET
B. ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA." RETURN ADDRESS READS, "ALAMEDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE."
DONOR: SALLY BEARDSLEY,
CATALOGED: JUNE 7, 2003
