Name/Title
Enlargement Aerial Photo area Alameda Marina, 1946Entry/Object ID
2025.59.1Description
Acc. No. 25.59.1
Subject Category: Industries of Alameda; WWII
Date or Period: 1946
Object: Photo
Description: an enlargement on black foam board of a black-and-white aerial photo, with the right-hand corners white triangles, and in white at the top: 'Alameda Marina 1946'.
Size (board): L 19 x W 13 inches.
History of Object: Aerial Photo of the area of the Alameda Marina in 1946, showing the wharfs where during WWII (World War 2 / Second World War) Liberty Ships were outfitted after the hulls were built elsewhere. This photo was used by the 'Save Alameda's Working Waterfront' organization, which attempted to preserve the WWII buildings and commercial enterprises that operated on the waterfront.
Acquired from: Nancy Hird
Donation Date: 4/19/2025; Catalog Date: 4/20/2025