Name/Title
Photo copies of vintage materials, by Dr. Rabbach, c. 1894-1902Entry/Object ID
1996.346.1Description
Acc. No. 96.346.1 (A-G)
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda (A.H. Ward Residence)
Date or Period: Ca. 1894-1902
Object: Photographs
Description: Glossy black/white photocopies of vintage prints and booklet illustrations.
Original photographers unknown (unless otherwise indicated), but the photocopies were made by Dr. Vernon Rabbach. Unmounted.
Size: L-8 x W-10 or L-10 x W-8 in.
History of Object: Various views of the A.H. Ward residence located at 723 Paru St.:
A) copy of a page from a booklet "Alameda, Alameda County, California" published by the Alameda Daily Encinal; the Ward home is shown on a page with the Carnegie Library and the old brick Alameda High School;
B) photo enlargement of the Ward residence from the same booklet;
C) Paru Street scene showing 3 men in an early auto, the Ward home appearing in the background;
D) view of the Ward home, built in March, 1893, by contractor R.H. Murray at a cost of $6668;
E) and F) view of the Ward living room taken by Logan, 855 Market St., Oakland, in 1894;
G) the Ward home as altered in the 1930's.
Acquired from: Dr. Vernon Rabbach
Date: 10/5/96
