Red Loop Lumber Yard danger flag, prior to 1975

Name/Title

Red Loop Lumber Yard danger flag, prior to 1975

Entry/Object ID

1994.34.1

Description

Acc. No. 94.34.1 Subject Category: Businesses Date or Period: Prior to 1975 Object: Flag, danger Description: Red colored heavy cotton sign, in flag form, with bold stenciled lettering (in silver) stating "Loop Lumber-Alameda." Sign supported & suspended by metal hanger sewn in upper seam. Size: L-16 1/2 x W-15 inches. History of Object: Red danger flag originally attached to piles of hauled lumber, Loop Lumber Yard, foot of Broadway & Clement. The site (1994) now occupied by Lucky Store, The flag was found by the donor on Fernside Blvd. where it dropped from a load of transported lumber. Acquired from: Paul Strebel Date: 9-13-1994