Name/Title
Photo interior of the Herbert home, 1433 Morton Street (demolished), c. 1893Entry/Object ID
1998.175.1Description
Acc. No. 98.175.1
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda
Date or Period: Ca. 1893
Object: Photograph
Description: Sepia-toned albumen print photo mounted on burgundy paperboard. Photographer: George Ball, 1721 Railroad Ave., Alameda (per imprinting in gold on left margin of the mounting). All corner points show wearing and minor creasing.
Size: L-8 x W-10 in.
History of Object: Interior view of the Herbert home at 1433 Morton St. showing the back parlor with the music room alcove that held a Steinway piano and which featured art-glass windows portraying famous composers. Mr. Herbert was the attorney for the Central Pacific Railroad. The home was demolished in the 1970's.
Acquired from: Alameda Victorian Preservation Society
Date: 3/21/98
Pre-1971 donation uncataloged.
