Photo main facade Longfellow School, c. 1900

Name/Title

Photo main facade Longfellow School, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

2003.28.1

Description

ACC. NO. 03.28.1 SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, LONGFELLOW DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900 OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH DESCRIPTION: A SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPH ON A CHARCOAL GREY COLORED MOUNTING. MOUNTING IS UNSIGNED. SIZE: L 7" X W 9" HISTORY OF OBJECT: EXTERIOR PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE MAIN FACADE OF THE LONGFELLOW SCHOOL, ERECTED IN 1895 AND DESIGNED BY WILLIAM ARMITAGE, ALAMEDA RESIDENT. THE PHOTO WAS DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY BONNIE PERENON, WHO WAS RAISED ON POWERSCOURT. SHE WAS DAUGHTER OF THE LATE DR. LELAND SILVA, WHO ORIGINALLY ATTENDED LONGFELLOW SCHOOL. DONOR: BONNIE PERENON, CATALOGED: MARCH 1, 2003