Photo negative portrait of William C. Forsythe, prior to 1950
Entry/Object ID
2006.21.53
Description
ACC. NO. 06.21.53
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN (BEFORE 1950)
OBJECT: NEGATIVE, PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION: A BLACK-AND-WHITE CELLULOID NEGATIVE.
SIZE: L 3-1/2" X W 2-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A PHOTO NEGATIVE OF A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM C. FORSYTHE, STEPFATHER OF THE LATE HELENE FORSYTHE. MR. FORSYTHE'S FAMILY CAME TO ALAMEDA IN THE LATE 1880's. WILLIAM WAS A POSTMAN WHO LATER BECAME A BUILDING CONTRACTOR. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTING THE FAMILY HOME AT 2146 SAN JOSE AVENUE, WHERE HE PASSED AWAY IN 1950.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: MAY 13, 2006
