Name/Title
Photo Album of the George T. Morris family, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1997.2.2Description
ACC. NO. 97.2.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: EARLY 1900's
OBJECT: ALBUM; PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
IMITATION BLACK-COLORED LEATHER-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM. INTERIOR BLACK-AND-WHITE AND SEPIA-TONED SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS PASTED TO GREY-COLORED PAGES.
SIZE: L 7-1/4" X W 11"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ALBUM CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GEORGE T MORRIS FAMILY. MR MORRIS WAS AN OLD-TIME MERCHANT OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA. HE OPERATED A GROCERY STORE AT 2048 LINCOLN AVENUE, WHICH HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED AND IS THE PRESENT SITE OF THE ALAMEDA BOYS' CLUB. MR MORRIS ORIGINALLY OPERATED A STORE IN THE FOSSING BUILDING AT PACIFIC AVENUE AND PARK STREET, ALAMEDA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CHARLOTTE MORRIS BERDING
ALBERT P BERDING
DATE: JANUARY 4, 1997
