Name/Title
Photo E. Minor Smith, City assessor 1872-1909, Ca. 1900Entry/Object ID
1981.10.1Description
Acc. No. 81.10.1
Subject Category: City Officials
Date or Period: C. 1900
Object: Photograph, framed
Description: Enlarged photographic portrait, sepia tinted, in new double cream (outer) & brown (inner) colored mat, oak frame. The portrait, a reproduction by Dr. Vernon Rabbach, was made from the original which was damaged by water leaks while hanging in our second museum, 1327 Oak Street.
Note: Original oak frame.
The original dmat was black or charcoal colored.
Size: 31½ x 26½ inches.
History of Object:
Portrait of E. Minor Smith, first assessor of the City of Alameda from 1872 to 1909. He was also an Exalted Ruler of the Masonic Lodge. The portrait originally hung in the City Hall, Alameda.
Acquired from: Ben Jost
Date: 1954Interpretative Labels
Label
2/29/2020 MvL: current label:
E. MINOR SMITH
The first Assessor of the City of Alameda, he served from 1872-1909.
His initial assessor book is displayed below in the cabinet.