Inventory of coins found in Waterworks Building cornerstone box, 1955

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Inventory of coins found in Waterworks Building cornerstone box, 1955

Entry/Object ID

1999.557.1

Scope and Content

Acc. # 99.557.1 Subject Category: Water Date: 1955 Object: Inventory Description: Handwritten inventory in pencil on yellow colored paper, and labels from a discarded display. Size: L 11 W 8 1/2 inches. History: Inventory which appears to be in the handwriting of the late Myrtle Richards, curator of the Alameda Historical Society, of the coins found in the cornerstone of the Waterworks Building on Park Street, between Santa Clara and Central Avenue. Demolished in June, 1955. The coins are no longer in the Museum’s collection. Donor: Unknown Date: October 16, 1999