Name/Title
Documents about Gold Rush Centennial Celebration, 1949Entry/Object ID
2012.35.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 12.35.1
Subject or Category: City of Alameda; Celebrations and Parades - California Gold Rush Centennial
Date or Period: 1949
Object: File folder
Description: Acid-free, legal-sized manila file folder with documents.
L 11 3/4" x W 9"
History of Object: Documents found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s, pertaining to the California Gold Rush Centennial Celebration of to June 5-12, 1949, which was merged with the Flag Day (June 14) Celebration. Includes expenditure lists, meeting minutes, and many newspaper clippings, a first day stamp envelope, and a transcript of the diary of Ezrah Bourne from the Overland Journey in 1950.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Cataloged: April 24, 2012