Photo Album 'Report Covering Roadway & Street Improvements', 1944-1951

Name/Title

Photo Album 'Report Covering Roadway & Street Improvements', 1944-1951

Entry/Object ID

1999.121.1

Description

Acc. No. 99.121.1 Subject Category: City of Alameda Date or Period: 1944–1951 Object: Photograph Album Description: Series of glossy black/white photos, photographer unknown, mounted in a lace-tied commercial scrapbook with dark brown leather-look composition covers and light buff scrapbook paper pages. Size: L-12 x W–10 in. Most of the images measure L-3 x W-4 in. History of Object: Municipally prepared album entitled: "Photographic Report Covering Roadway & Street Improvements", and it illustrates a number of projects occurring during the period 1944–1951. There are some 281 photographs, and their chief interest lies in their background scenes showing landmarks and buildings no longer extant. Acquired from: City of Alameda ('97) Date: 2/27/99