Group Photo of members of the Police Department behind Schulers, 1878

Name/Title

Group Photo of members of the Police Department behind Schulers, 1878

Entry/Object ID

1997.66.1

Description

Acc. No. 97.66.1 Subject Category: Police Department Date or Period: Ca. 1880 Object: Photograph Description: Sepia-toned albumen print photo mounted on tan paperboard. Photographer: Hoffman Bros., Oakland. Mounting has been cropped down to the image, and the image, itself, has been damaged from: an old blue cataloging label affixed to its upper left corner, a nail hole in its center upper edge, creasing along its bottom margin about 1-in. from the edge, and minor tearing to its lower left and right corners. Size: L-6 1/2 x W–9 1/4 in. History of Object: Group portrait of members of the Alameda Police Department, 1878, taken in the garden behind Schulers Brewery, across from Cottage Baths on Central Avenue. (Same image as Acc. No. 97.67.1.) Acquired from: Unknown Date: 2/1/97 Pre-1971 donation, old cat. #11