Name/Title
Framed Photo of Ed. Wm. Fowler in navy uniform by Spencer & Stolte, 1943Entry/Object ID
1989.47.24Description
Acc. No. 89.47.24
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda, World War 2.
Date or Period: 1943
Object: Photograph, framed
Description:
Black & white photograph, signed "Misses Spencer , Stolte, 1943." Modern oak frame with black liner.
Size: L-15 1/2 x W-12 inches.
History of Object:
Framed photo of Ed. Wm. Fowler (in navy uniform), longtime resident of the city. He joined the Navy in 1940 and retired after some twenty years. His final assignment was at the Alameda Naval Air Station.
Acquired from: Estate of Ed. W. Fowler
Date: 10-9-1989Interpretative Labels
Label
Edward Fowler He was a lifelong resident of Alameda. He served in the US Navy during WWII,
and was present at Pearl Harbor
when it was bombed.
Photograph dated 1943.
He is wearing his Navy Uniform, including 'Dixie Cup' cap and scarf.
This photo in on permanent display in the exhibit on early Alameda women photographers, Misses Spencer and Stolte (Mabel Spencer and Wanda Stolte).