Name/Title
Framed Thomas Brothers Map of Alameda, Oakland, etc., c. 1920Entry/Object ID
2003.47.2Description
ACC. NO. 03.47.2
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: MAPS
DATE OR PERIOD: C. 1920
OBJECT: LITHOGRAPHIC MAP
DESCRIPTION:
LITHOGRAPHIC MAP PRODUCED BY THOMAS BROTHERS AND ISSUED BY THE "BERKELEY GAZETTE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, OAKLAND." MAP IS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND IS ACCENTUATED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE YELLOW- AND RED-COLORED WATERCOLOR. DOUBLE-MATTED UNDER GLASS IN AN ANTIQUE REPRODUCED GESSO FRAME IN WALNUT FINISH.
SIZE: L 29-3/4" X W 39"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
MAP DEPICTING ALAMEDA, OAKLAND, BERKELEY, PIEDMONT, AND SAN LORENZO; SHADING IDENTIFIES AREAS OF RELATIVE BUYING POWER. THE MAP ALSO INCLUDES A STREET INDEX AND LOCATION FINDER.
DONOR: ALAMEDA POWER AND TELECOM COMPANY
CATALOGED: MAY 3, 2003
