Name/Title
Alameda Centennial Almanac, 3 volumes, 1972Entry/Object ID
1998.261.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.261.1 A, B, C
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HISTORY
DATE OR PERIOD: 1972
OBJECT: BOOKLETS
DESCRIPTION:
SERIES OF SOFT-COVER BOOKLETS:
A. GOLD-COLORED COVER, WITH PHOTO OF A FERRY BOAT.
B. RED-COLORED COVER, WITH PHOTO OF A FIRE CHIEF.
C. ORANGE-COLORED COVER, WITH PHOTO OF BATHING BEAUTIES. BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION STATES, "ALAMEDA CENTENNIAL, ALAMEDA, CA."
SIZE: L 11" x W 8-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLETS, PRODUCED FOR THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BY FRED S COOK; PUBLISHED TO COMMEMORATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, 1872 - 1972. BOOKS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION. ALSO INCLUDED ARE ADVERTISEMENTS OF LOCAL MERCHANTS OF THE PERIOD (MANY OF WHOM ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS).
DONOR: UNKNOWN
DATE: AUGUST 1, 1998
