Name/Title
American Flag with forty-six stars, from Cornerstone box Alameda High School, 1902Entry/Object ID
2002.86.1Description
ACC. NO. 02.86.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, ALAMEDA HIGH
DATE OR PERIOD: 1902
OBJECT: FLAG
DESCRIPTION: AMERICAN FLAG PRINTED ON SILK OF RED, WHITE, AND BLUE WITH FORTY-SIX STARS.
SIZE: L 15" X W 24"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A REPLICA OF AN AMERICAN FLAG THAT WAS PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THE CORNERSTONE BOX OF THE ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL, ERECTED IN 1902, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WALNUT STREET AND CENTRAL AVENUE.
THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION INCLUDES ITEMS WHICH WERE SEALED IN A COPPER BOX AND PLACED AT THE CORNER OF ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1902. THE SCHOOL WAS LATER DEMOLISHED; AND THE CORNERSTONE WAS OPENED IN OCTOBER OF 1956. THE CONTENTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NOT CATALOGED UNTIL 2002. SEE ALSO 97. 203.2
DONOR: ALAMEDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 14, 2002