Name/Title
Assessor's Block Books, 1896Entry/Object ID
1997.388.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.388.1 A, B, C
SUBJECT CATEGORY: LAND; HOMES OF ALAMEDA; CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1896
OBJECT: BLOCK BOOKS
DESCRIPTION:
SERIES OF THREE HARD-BOUND BLOCK BOOKS. COVER OF DARK GREEN COLORED BUCKRAM, TRIMMED IN DARK BROWN LEATHER, ACCENTUATED IN GOLD. SPINES CONTAIN CAPTIONS IN INCISED GOLD TYPE:
BOOK A. NUMBERED 27, ALAMEDA CITY, 1-136.
BOOK B. NUMBERED 28, 137-167.
BOOK C. NUMBERED 29, 168-207.
SIZE: L 18" X W 12"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ASSESSOR'S BLOCK BOOKS CONTAINING OWNERSHIP, LOT SIZES, AND INDICATING IMPROVEMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE. BLOCK BOOKS FOR 1896 WOULD, IN REALITY, INDICATE OWNERSHIP AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1895, SINCE EACH BLOCK BACK PERTAINS TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. NOTE: BLOCK #4 IS MISSING; THEREFORE, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE SET!
ACQUIRED FROM:
CITY OF OAKLAND, CA
CATALOGED: AUGUST 9, 1997