Name/Title
Photo main facade City Hall, by Piatt Photo Co., December 1933Entry/Object ID
2015.19.1Description
ACC. NO. 15.19.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: ALAMEDA CITY HALL
DATE OR PERIOD: 1933
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION: A GLOSSY SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE, "PIATT PHOTO CO.," DATED DECEMBER 22, 1933.
SIZE: L 9-1/2" X W 7-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A PHOTO OF THE MAIN FACADE OF THE EXTERIOR MAIN ENTRY AND PORCH OF THE ALAMEDA CITY HALL, BUILT IN 1895-96.THE PHOTO DOCUMENTS THE PARTIAL DECORATION OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND A BANNER, "PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO MEN," AND UNDECORATED CHRISTMAS TREES PLACED AT INTERVALS ON THE PORCH.
DONOR: CHUCK MILLAR
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 21, 2015
