Name/Title
Clipping about the 1887 Bird's-eye view of Alameda, 1925Entry/Object ID
2006.83.1Description
ACC. NO. 06.83.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: NEWSPAPER, TIMES-STAR
DATE OR PERIOD: 1925
OBJECT: MAP OF ALAMEDA
DESCRIPTION: AN 8-PAGE NEWSPAPER WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "ALAMEDA TIMES-STAR."
SIZE: L 22" X W 17"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A JANUARY 13, 1925 EDITION OF THE ALAMEDA TIMES-STAR NEWSPAPER. ON THE FRONT PAGE IS AN ARTICLE TITLED, "OLD ALAMEDA MAP IS FOUND IN SACRAMENTO." THE ARTICLE REFERS TO THE 1887 BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF ALAMEDA, PUBLISHED IN THE ARGUS NEWSPAPER. THE MAP WAS FOUND IN THE DESK OF GOVERNOR BARTLETT IN SACRAMENTO, HE WAS GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. THE NEWSPAPER WAS SENT TO ALAMEDA CITY AUDITOR, MR. KROLL. IT IS AN EARLY REFERENCE TO THE MAP WHICH WE HAVE BEEN REPRODUCING AND SELLING AT THE ALAMEDA MUSEUM.
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
