Name/Title
"Passage" sign from Ferry Golden Way, and Purcell's Plunge, c. 1930Entry/Object ID
1981.273.1Description
Acc. No. 81.273.1
Subject Category: Beaches
Date or Period: Circa 1930
Object: Sign
Description: Oblong brass sign, cast moulded with raised letters and rim. Corners squared off with perforated ends for attachment by screws.
Sign states "Passage".
Size: 8 x 2 inches.
History of Object: Corridor sign from the ferry boat "Golden Way" which commuted to Sacramento, and was beached on Government Island. The sign was removed during the ship's demolition by Leo Purcell and utilized by him at his baths on Central Avenue near Webster Street.
Acquired from: Harriet Smith Frye
Date: Sept 12, 1981
