Booklets about Samoa, as gifts to Washington School Class, c. 1920s

Publication

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Booklets about Samoa, as gifts to Washington School Class, c. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2009.26.10

Description

ACC. NO. 09.26.10 A, B SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, WASHINGTON DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920'S OBJECT: BOOKLET DESCRIPTION: A. = AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET. COVER DISPLAYS A PORTRAIT OF A SAMOAN MAN, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "A SUMMER SAIL TO AN ENCHANTED ISLAND." PORTRAIT IS IN BLACK COLOR ON A GOLD-COLORED BACKGROUND. BOOKLET TITLE STATES, "TALOFA, SAMOA - A SUMMER SAIL TO AN ENCHANTED ISLAND" BY CHARLES CS GREENE. PRINTED IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1896. SIZE: L 9" X W 6" B. IDENTICAL BOOKLET, BUT PRINTED IN 1900. (PORTRAIT OF A SAMOAN WOMAN.) HISTORY OF OBJECTS: BOOKLETS RECEIVED AMONG OTHER GIFTS FROM SAMOAN SCHOOL STUDENTS --- IN GRATITUDE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS SENT TO THEM FROM ALAMEDA SCHOOL STUDENTS. THESE ARE AMONG SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION OF MS CAROLYN POTTER, TEACHER, WASHINGTON SCHOOL, ALAMEDA. (SEE CARD 09.26.1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.) DONOR: WASHINGTON SCHOOL, ALAMEDA. CATALOGED: APRIL 4, 2009